Cross of Iron
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!
1977-01-29 | 132 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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James CoburnUnteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner
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Maximilian SchellHauptmann Stransky
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James MasonOberst Brandt
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David WarnerHauptmann Kiesel
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Klaus LöwitschUnteroffizier Krüger
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Vadim GlownaGefreiter Kern
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Roger FritzLeutnant Treibig
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Dieter SchidorAnselm
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Burkhard DriestSchütze Maag
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Fred StillkrauthUnteroffizier Schnurrbart
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Véronique VendellMarga
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Arthur BraussZoll
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Senta BergerEva
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Demeter BitencHauptmann Pucher (uncredited)
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Igor GaloLeutnant Meyer (uncredited)
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