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Jul 11, 2021 · 6.78K subscribers. Subscribed. 597. 68K views 2 years ago. Cross of Iron (German: Steiner – Das Eiserne Kreuz, lit. "Steiner – The Iron Cross") is a 1977 war film directed by Sam Peckinpah,...
Summaries. German commander Hauptmann Stransky places a squad in extreme danger after Sergeant Rolf Steiner refuses to lie for him. In 1943, on the Russian front, decorated leader Rolf Steiner (James Coburn) is promoted to Sergeant after another successful mission.
It’s the last year of the war and, as Germany is steadily losing, a platoon of hard-nosed, yet desperate German soldiers, led by the heroic, authority-defying Sergeant Steiner (James Coburn, who may be at least twenty years too old in the part but is so good, I just rolled with it) remain on the front lines fighting the Russians.
Written by Wuchak on October 26, 2023. 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.
Brief Synopsis. A squad of German soldiers fighting on the Eastern Front during WWII led by a battle-hardened officer fight to survive Soviet attacks and dogmatic commanders in a chaotic and lethal environment in this sympathetic portrayal of another side of the war not commonly portrayed in Hollywood film.
Directed By: Sam Peckinpah. Written By: Julius J. Epstein, Walter Kelley, James Hamilton, Willi Heinrich. Cross of Iron. Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews. 64. User Score Mixed or Average Based on 4 User Ratings. 6.0. My Score. Hover and click to give a rating. Add My Review. Where to Watch. Amazon ($0.99) View All.
Rolf Steiner (James Coburn) is a German corporal and recipient of the Iron Cross who has grown disenchanted with Hitler's war machine. When Captain Stransky (Maximilian Schell) assumes charge,...
