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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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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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Feb 27, 2009It really isn't surprising that Peckinpah decided to direct a war film after films like Ride the High Country (1962), The Wild Bunch (1969) and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974). His kickass violent and aggressive style had already been established and it would perfectly work on a WWII film... or at least that is what we would think. I have mixed feelings about this film. First of all, the direction and image quality/cinematography are totally different from the ones we were used to with his previous violent gems. It looks more like a foreign film. Although I find that attractive, it is brutally contrasted with the opening sequence which consists basically in historical footage and photographs. I really loved the way the film was introduced and certainly it was very promising, but after two hours of film I was sort of dissapointed thanks specifically to the way the initial credits were presented. However, he uses the same techniques and style we know talking about the action it contains, such as frequent slow-motion explosion shots and bloody overkillings. The plot was very decent and interesting and so was the setting, but the leading actors could've been a bit better. So bottom line is, Sam Peckinpah tried fairly good enough with a different genre and he succeeded overall. Very cool WWII film not to be missed. 84/100Edgar C Super Reviewer
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