Cross of Iron (1977)

05/20/1977 2h 12m

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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Overview

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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Cast Ages at Release

James Coburn

as Unteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner

Born 08/31/1928

Died 11/18/2002, age

Maximilian Schell

as Hauptmann Stransky

Born 12/08/1930

Died 02/01/2014, age

James Mason

as Oberst Brandt

Born 05/15/1909

Died 07/27/1984, age

David Warner

as Hauptmann Kiesel

Born 07/29/1941

Died 07/24/2022, age

Klaus Löwitsch

as Unteroffizier Krüger

Born 04/08/1936

Died 12/03/2002, age

Burkhard Driest

as Schütze Maag

Born 04/28/1939

Died 02/28/2020, age

Senta Berger

as Eva

Born 05/13/1941, age