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Cross of Iron

Cross of Iron

1977Movie⏱️ 1h 59mR🏆 #1720 Top Rated
DramaWar
7.4
IMDB Rating
31,245 votes

German commander Hauptmann Stransky places a squad in extreme danger after Sergeant Rolf Steiner refuses to lie for him.

Director
Sam Peckinpah
Writers
Julius J. Epstein, Walter Kelley, James Hamilton
Stars
James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason
Release Date
May 20, 1977
Language
English, Russian, French, German
Country
United Kingdom, West Germany
🏆 2
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 215
Reviews
📋 30.3K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

James Coburn
James Coburn
as Unteroffizier Feldwebel (Sgt.) Rolf Steiner
Maximilian Schell
Maximilian Schell
as Hauptmann (Capt.) Stransky
James Mason
James Mason
as Oberst (Col.) Brandt
David Warner
David Warner
as Hauptmann (Capt.) Kiesel
Klaus Löwitsch
Klaus Löwitsch
as Unteroffizier (Cpl.) Krüger
Vadim Glowna
Vadim Glowna
as Gefreiter (Pvt.) Kern
Roger Fritz
Roger Fritz
as Leutnant (Lt.) Triebig
Dieter Schidor
Dieter Schidor
as Anselm
Burkhard Driest
Burkhard Driest
as Schütze Maag
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Fred Stillkrauth
as Unteroffizier (Cpl.) Schnurrbart ('Private Mustache')

💰 Box Office

$201
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Obrov, Slovenia
Production
Anglo-EMI Film Distributors, Rapid Film, Terra-Filmkunst

🏷️ Keywords

iron crossgerman soldiersoldier1940swar atrocity

🎯 Categories

War EpicDramaWar

⭐ Featured Review

If you like (anti-)war movies like All Quiet on the Western Front than this is a movie you shouldn't miss
by philip_vanderveken2005-03-02
9/10

"I have to admit that I had some reserves about this movie before watching it. Although my mother told me this is one of her favorite war movies ever (yes I know, it may sound a bit strange, but we have the same taste for war movies), I also saw a rather bad score on IMDb (about 6.6 at the time). Well, now that I've seen it, I can only say that this movie will be in my top 5 of war movies. This movie shows war the way it actually is: dirty, deadly, tragic,... and with plenty of losers, but no winners. In this movie you won't find any glorification of fake patriotism or dying for a goo..."

💡 Did You Know?

Filmed in Yugoslavia with money put up by a West German porn producer.

📖 Synopsis

German commander Hauptmann Stransky places a squad in extreme danger after Sergeant Rolf Steiner refuses to lie for him.