
Cross of Iron
1977, Drama/War, 1h 59m
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Feldwebel Rolf Steiner
Hauptmann Stransky
Oberst Brandt
Hauptmann Kiesel
Unteroffizier Krüger
Kern
Critic Reviews for Cross of Iron
All Critics (16) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (4)
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Cross of Iron would almost seem a proper mea culpa by Peckinpah for his controversial career.
April 17, 2006 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… -
Mr. Peckinpah's least interesting, least personal film in years, a hysterically elaborate, made-in-Yugoslavia war spectacle, the work of international financiers and a multinational cast.
May 9, 2005 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review… -
This war film is also Peckinpah's last great movie.
March 10, 2003 | Full Review… -
Cross of Iron is not a musical but it makes me wanta sing "It Seems To Me I've Seen That War Before," - only without so much blood and gore.
October 23, 2019 | Full Review… -
This was Peckinpah's last important work and his only war movie.
July 31, 2011 | Full Review… -
Goes to extremes to paint a picture of war as insane.
October 12, 2010 | Rating: B | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Cross of Iron
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6d agoI think Peckinpah leans into the action a little too much but overall this is one of few war movies that delivers a (mostly) effective anti-war message.Alec B Super Reviewer
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Sep 19, 2012A very good movie about a women seeking revenge for the death of her husband when she see's the man responsible for his death and her daughters death back on the streets. A thriller and drama with many twist and turns. 4 stars 7-3-12If your a World War 2 film lover don't miss this one. A very good film showing the German side of the war and to my surprise James Coburn plays lead as a German enlisted man who gets the job done. A Clint Eastwood role for sure, Some very good actual film footage in this one. 4 stars. 7-7-12Bruce B Super Reviewer
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Oct 24, 2011Not one of Sam Peckinpah's best films - it's oddly structured, features some less than great performances and is very brash. Nevertheless, it has a very strong anti-war message.Daniel P Super Reviewer
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Apr 29, 2009Peckinpah is a nut. The thing about him is that he can orchestrate one hell of an action sequence. The war sequences in this film are fantastic and some of the most realistic I have seen in recent memory. The brutality of war and what it does not only to the body, but also to the mind are explored really well here. James Coburn gives a great performance, but there are moments that are a little over the top even for a war movie. I understand the controversy of it considering it is told from the point of view of the Nazi's and I am surprised this film hasn't been locked in a vault somewhere in this day and age, but it's a pretty straight forward war movie all the same. There are some strange moments that took me out of the film and I really didn't understand them (the ending is just plain weird). At the end of the day, the cast and the war scenes really save this movie because otherwise it's all over the place. Another Sam Peckinpah trademark.Tim S Super Reviewer
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