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Cross Of Iron

1977, Movie, R, 133 mins

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Bleak, unpleasant, and ugly look at men in combat that was almost universally panned by the mainstream press upon its initial release. Its complex and vivid portrayal of the absurdity of war, however, prompted none other than Orson Welles to write Peckinpah and proclaim it the finest antiwar film he had ever seen. Based on a celebrated novel by German author Willi Heinrich, the film is set at the Russian front circa 1943, as the Germans are retreating before the Soviet army.... read more leave a comment
Invasion on the Russian front in World War II as seen through the eyes of two German officers. Fine ensemble!
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Length: 00:52
Posted: 3/17/2008
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Year: 1977
Rated R

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Cast
James Coburn: Steiner
Maximilian Schell: Stransky
James Mason: Brandt
David Warner: Kiesel
Klaus Lowitsch: Kruger
Vadim Glowna: Kem

 

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