Cross of Iron
Summary:
A quote from Bertolt Brecht ends this bitter and angry war film by Sam Peckinpah: "Do not rejoice in his defeat, you men. For though the world has stood up and stopped the bastard, the bitch that bore him is in heat again." Peckinpah's intense and belligerently non-commercial work, (based on the book by Willi Heinrich), is a World War II tale told from the German perspecti... Full Summary >>
Cast:
James Coburn - (Sgt. Steiner)
Maximilian Schell - (Capt. Stransky)
James Mason - (Col. Brandt)
David Warner - (Capt. Kiesel)
Klaus Löwitsch - (Kruger)
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Review:
Sam Peckinpah's only war film has intensity and action to spare, but sadly lacks the consistency and scope of classics like The Wild Bunch. The best feature of Cross of Iron is its stellar cast. James Coburn keeps Steiner from becoming a macho cliché by investing him with a tormented soulfulness, Maximillian Schell hits the ... Continue >>
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