Cross of Iron (1977)

Drama
Action
History
War

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

Unteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner
Hauptmann Stransky
Hauptmann Pucher (uncredited)
Leutnant Meyer (uncredited)
Nurse Sadie Finkelstein (uncredited)
Hartwig (uncredited)
Schütze Maag (voice) (uncredited)
Boy Soldier (uncredited)
Oberst Brandt
Partizan Soldier (uncredited)
Ruskinja (uncredited)
German Officer (voice) (uncredited)
Corporal Joseph Keppler (uncredited)
Michail (uncredited)
Hauptmann Kiesel
Unteroffizier Krüger
Gefreiter Kern
Leutnant Treibig
Schütze Maag
Unteroffizier Schnurrbart

Crew

Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Additional Editing
Production Design
Production Design
Makeup Artist
Production Supervisor
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Art Direction
Special Effects
Stunt Coordinator
Still Photographer
Camera Operator
First Assistant Camera
Assistant Editor
Editorial Services
Script Supervisor
Music Editor
Production Assistant