Overview
Plot
In 1943, the battered German army retreats from the Russian front. Aristocratic Captain Stransky, a coward seeking the Iron Cross, clashes with cynical Corporal Steiner, who cares only about his men's safety.
- Directors
- Sam Peckinpah
- Cast
- James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason, David Warner, Klaus Löwitsch, Vadim Glowna, Roger Fritz, Dieter Schidor, Burkhard Driest, Fred Stillkrauth, Michael Nowka, Véronique Vendell, Arthur Brauss, Senta Berger, Demeter Bitenc, Igor Galo, Katherine Haber, Wolf C. Hartwig, Wolfgang Hess, Sweeney MacArthur
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom
- Genre
- Drama, Action, History, War
- Release date
- 1977-01-28
- Studios
- Rapid Film, EMI Films, Terra-Filmkunst, Alex Winitsky / Arlene Sellers Productions
Plot
Warning: spoilers
Cross of Iron Plot and Cast
By 1943, the German army is demoralized and hastily pulling back from the Russian front. Amid the chaos, conflict grows between the aristocratic but cowardly Captain Stransky and the courageous Corporal Steiner. Stransky alone still believes the Third Reich is superior, yet his pompous facade hides a desperate longing for the Iron Cross to return to Berlin a hero. Steiner, cynical and defiantly non-conformist, prioritizes his men's safety over the military decorations his superiors offer.
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