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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!"

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R 1977 · 2h 13m
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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.

Theatrical
May 20, 1977
Box Office
$1.5M
Budget
$6.0M
Return
0.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 1, 2000
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
James Hamilton, Julius J. Epstein, Walter Kelley
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Studio
Rapid Film, EMI Films, Terra-Filmkunst, Alex Winitsky / Arlene Sellers Productions
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Survival Over Ideals in War
Taglines On the Eastern Front in 1943 the German soldiers no longer had any ideals, they were not fighting for the stinking Party-but for their stinking lives!
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Cross of Iron Collection

The Cross of Iron movie collection revolves around gritty portrayals of soldiers' lives during World War II, with a focus on the Eastern Front.

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