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Cross of Iron (1977)

On the Eastern front in 1943, the German soldiers no longer had any ideals. They were not fighting for the Party—but for their lives!

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It is 1943, and the German army—ravaged and demoralised—is hastily retreating from the Russian front. In the midst of the madness, conflict brews between the aristocratic yet ultimately pusillanimous Captain Stransky and the courageous Corporal Steiner. Stransky is the only man who believes that the Third Reich is still vastly superior to the Russian army. However, within his pompous persona lies a quivering coward who longs for the Iron Cross so that he can return to Berlin a hero. Steiner, on the other hand is cynical, defiantly non-conformist and more concerned with the safety of his own men rather than the horde of military decorations offered to him by his superiors.

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Cross of Iron Cast

  • James Coburn

    James Coburn

    as Unteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner

  • Maximilian Schell

    Maximilian Schell

    as Hauptmann Stransky

  • James Mason

    James Mason

    as Oberst Brandt

  • David Warner

    David Warner

    as Hauptmann Kiesel

  • Klaus Löwitsch

    Klaus Löwitsch

    as Unteroffizier Krüger

  • Vadim Glowna

    Vadim Glowna

    as Gefreiter Kern

  • Roger Fritz

    Roger Fritz

    as Leutnant Treibig

  • Dieter Schidor

    Dieter Schidor

    as Anselm

  • Burkhard Driest

    Burkhard Driest

    as Schütze Maag

  • Fred Stillkrauth

    Fred Stillkrauth

    as Unteroffizier Schnurrbart

  • M

    Michael Nowka

    as Dietz

  • V

    Véronique Vendell

    as Marga

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Cross of Iron came out on January 28, 1977.

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Cross of Iron holds a 7.1/10 average from 511 TMDB user ratings. Viewers generally enjoy it, especially fans of the genre.

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Cross of Iron runs 133 minutes (2h 13m).

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