| | Cross Of Iron DVD (5 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Classic DVDs, Dramas Movies, Action/Adventure Videos, Action, World War II | | Starring | James Coburn, James Mason, David Warner, Maximilian Schell, Senta Berger, Klaus Lowitsch | | Director | Sam Peckinpah | | Composer | Ernest Gold | | Director of Photography | John Coquillon | | Editor | Tony Lawson, Michael Ellis | | Featured | Walter Kelley | | Producer | Wolf C. Hartwig | | Screenwriter | Julius J. Epstein | | Source Writer | Willi Heinrich | | Special Effects | Richard Richtsfeld | | Writer | James Hamilton |
Sam Peckinpah's 1976 film stars James Coburn as a war veteran leading a group of German soldiers on the Russian front in 1943. Bonuses include commentary, photo gallery. A very strong anti-war message film, set during World War II and told entirely from the German perspective. A German Army Sergeant doggedly struggles to keep his platoon intact while surviving the horrors of the Russian front in 1943.
Co-produced by Rapid Film GmBH and Terra Film Kunst (Germany). Production services by Palladium Film (Munich).
Color by Technicolor. Shot in Yugoslavia.
At the end of the film is a quote from Bertolt Brecht: "Don't rejoice in his defeat, you men. For though the world stood up and stopped the bastard, the bitch that bore him is in heat again."
Additional cast: Roger Fritz (Lt. Triebig), Vadim Glowna (Kern), Fred Stillkrauth (Schnurrbart), Burkhardt Driest (Maag), Dieter Schidor (Anselm), Michael Nowka (Dietz), Veronique Vendell (Marga), Arthur Brauss (Zoll), and Slavco Stimac (Russian Boy).
Additional credits: Joseph Satzinger (wardrobe supervisor), Helmut Klee (special effects), Evelyn Dohring (hairstylist)
Originally released on video in 1984.
Originally soundtrack album on EMI Records. Music recorded at the Music Centre, Wembley.
Copyright 1977 Rapid Film GmbH. Cross Of Iron Reviews: "...[The film] retains a profound kinetic charge..."-- Danny Leigh, Sight and Sound Cross Of Iron | List Price | $29.99 (You save $6.54) | | Studio | Hens Tooth Video | | Orig Year | 1977 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  2795  | | CD Universe Part number | 1201666 | | Catalog number | 4065 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 01, 2000 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Running Time | 128 Minutes | | Additional Info | Full Frame | | Movie Details | Color; Full Frame |
Cross Of Iron Movie Review Average Rating: (4.4 out of 5 stars)   A rare gem among war films.
I saw this movie in 1977. It was the first film directed by an American that showed how many German soldiers viewed the war, and fought only for survival and friendship, not for nazism. The action scenes are goose bumpers, especially with the cameramen moving behind the men. The merits of this film is that it was very well done, it is anti-stereotypical.
As a comment,at the end of the movie all the members of the german plattoon who died appear one by one, and they all seem to march to eternity. This is a strong reminiscence of "All Quiet in the Wesern Front", perhaps the best antiwar movie of all time.
Submitted by Ivo Tremont (Marrero, LA)
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Gritty war movie with some fine character actors...very enjoyable for those who enjoy this 'type' of film...A fine movie for it's time, (and an excellant part by James Coburn, a favorite actor of mine) and a member of my personal Top 100 Movie List, as if that makes a difference! Enjoy.
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outstanding and real
A virtually unheard of war movie that should have been labeled a "classic". Tough and honest, with plenty of action. More important, it has a strong storyline.
Submitted by cathylucas (jersey)
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Terrific acting and directing was done in this picture. A very different type of war movie, but a very effective one.
Submitted by stick8747 (Stick in New Jersey)
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Real Germans
This movie is one of the few which shows not all Germans were die hard Nazis.Excellent way they showed the true horrors of the Eastern Front and how no mercy was given on either side.Basicly about a glory seeker/coward who will even kill his own men to win a medal he does not deserve.Only the tough antinazi sargent is in his way.All other films show the Germans as ruthless murderers not soldiers called fight for their country. How many Americans fought for the Democrats or Republicans. This movie is a must see.
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