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Cross of Iron

19777.1 / 10132 min
Drama, Action, History, War

Overview

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!

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

James Coburn

James Coburn

Unteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner

Maximilian Schell

Maximilian Schell

Hauptmann Stransky

James Mason

James Mason

Oberst Brandt

David Warner

David Warner

Hauptmann Kiesel

Klaus Löwitsch

Klaus Löwitsch

Unteroffizier Krüger

Vadim Glowna

Vadim Glowna

Gefreiter Kern

Roger Fritz

Roger Fritz

Leutnant Treibig

Dieter Schidor

Dieter Schidor

Anselm

Burkhard Driest

Burkhard Driest

Schütze Maag

Fred Stillkrauth

Fred Stillkrauth

Unteroffizier Schnurrbart

Michael Nowka

Michael Nowka

Dietz

Véronique Vendell

Véronique Vendell

Marga

Arthur Brauss

Arthur Brauss

Zoll

Senta Berger

Senta Berger

Eva

Demeter Bitenc

Demeter Bitenc

Hauptmann Pucher (uncredited)

Igor Galo

Igor Galo

Leutnant Meyer (uncredited)

Katherine Haber

Katherine Haber

Nurse Sadie Finkelstein (uncredited)

Wolf C. Hartwig

Wolf C. Hartwig

Hartwig (uncredited)

Wolfgang Hess

Wolfgang Hess

Schütze Maag (voice) (uncredited)

Sweeney MacArthur

Sweeney MacArthur

Boy Soldier (uncredited)

Irfan Mensur

Irfan Mensur

Partizan Soldier (uncredited)

Hermina Pipinić

Hermina Pipinić

Ruskinja (uncredited)

Robert Rietti

Robert Rietti

German Officer (voice) (uncredited)

Dragomir Stanojević

Dragomir Stanojević

Corporal Joseph Keppler (uncredited)

Slavko Štimac

Slavko Štimac

Michail (uncredited)

Crew

Sam Peckinpah

Sam Peckinpah

Director

Willi Heinrich

Willi Heinrich

Novel

Ernest Gold

Ernest Gold

Original Music Composer

Tony Lawson

Tony Lawson

Editor

Wolf C. Hartwig

Wolf C. Hartwig

Producer

Alex Winitsky

Alex Winitsky

Producer

John Coquillon

John Coquillon

Director of Photography

Murray Jordan

Murray Jordan

Editor

Arlene Sellers

Arlene Sellers

Producer

Michael Ellis

Michael Ellis

Editor

James Hamilton

James Hamilton

Screenplay

Julius J. Epstein

Julius J. Epstein

Screenplay

Walter Kelley

Walter Kelley

Screenplay

Katherine Haber

Katherine Haber

Production Assistant

Lothar H. Krischer

Lothar H. Krischer

Co-Producer

Herbert Taschner

Herbert Taschner

Additional Editing

Harold Michelson

Harold Michelson

Art Direction

Mark Winitsky

Mark Winitsky

Editorial Services

Bert Batt

Bert Batt

Assistant Director

Herbert Smith

Herbert Smith

Camera Operator

John Richards

John Richards

Music

Branko Knez

Branko Knez

First Assistant Camera

Gerard Schurmann

Gerard Schurmann

Orchestrator

Richard Richtsfeld

Richard Richtsfeld

Special Effects

Dennis Fraser

Dennis Fraser

Grip

Milan Mitić

Milan Mitić

Stunts

Veljko Despotović

Veljko Despotović

Art Direction

Branislav Brana Srdić

Branislav Brana Srdić

Assistant Director

Chris Carreras

Chris Carreras

Assistant Director

Colin Arthur

Colin Arthur

Makeup Artist

Evelyn Döhring

Evelyn Döhring

Hairstylist

Dieter Nobbe

Dieter Nobbe

Production Supervisor

Ernest Gold

Ernest Gold

Music

Trudy von Trotha

Trudy von Trotha

Script Supervisor

Brian Ackland-Snow

Brian Ackland-Snow

Production Design

Ted Haworth

Ted Haworth

Production Design

Peter Brayham

Peter Brayham

Stunt Coordinator

Mark Winitsky

Mark Winitsky

Assistant Director

George Akers

George Akers

Assistant Editor

Lars Looschen

Lars Looschen

Still Photographer

Robin Clarke

Robin Clarke

Music Editor