Cross of Iron
(1977) On the Eastern front in 1943, the German soldiers no longer had any ideals. They were not fighting for the Party—but for their lives! | Released
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7.1
7.5
80%
Financials
Revenue: $1,509,000
Budget: $6,000,000
Profit: - $-4,491,000
Movie Details
Tag Line: On the Eastern front in 1943, the German soldiers no longer had any ideals. They were not fighting for the Party—but for their lives!
Status: Released
Average Rating: 7
Release Date: Jan 29, 1977
Rating: 1977-05-11
Run Time: 2h 12m
Original Language: English
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Production Countries: Germany , United Kingdom
Production Companies: Rapid Film , EMI Films , Terra-Filmkunst , Alex Winitsky / Arlene Sellers Productions
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Synopsis
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.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
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| Directing | Director |
Sam Peckinpah
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| Assistant Director |
Bert Batt
Chris Carreras
Mark Winitsky
Branislav Brana Srdić
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| Script Supervisor |
Trudy von Trotha
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| Production | Producer |
Wolf C. Hartwig
Alex Winitsky
Arlene Sellers
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| Co-Producer |
Lothar H. Krischer
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| Production Supervisor |
Dieter Nobbe
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| Production Assistant |
Katherine Haber
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| Camera | Director of Photography |
John Coquillon
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| First Assistant Camera |
Branko Knez
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| Still Photographer |
Lars Looschen
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| Grip |
Denis Fraser
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| Camera Operator |
Herbert Smith
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| Sound | Original Music Composer |
Ernest Gold
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| Music |
Ernest Gold
John Richards
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| Orchestrator |
Gerard Schurmann
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| Music Editor |
Robin Clarke
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| Editing | Editor |
Murray Jordan
Tony Lawson
Michael Ellis
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| Editorial Services |
Mark Winitsky
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| Assistant Editor |
George Akers
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| Additional Editing |
Herbert Taschner
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| Writing | Novel |
Willi Heinrich
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| Screenplay |
Walter Kelley
Julius J. Epstein
James Hamilton
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| Crew | Stunt Coordinator |
Peter Brayham
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| Special Effects |
Richard Richtsfeld
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| Stunts |
Milan Mitić
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| Art | Art Direction |
Harold Michelson
Veljko Despotović
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| Production Design |
Brian Ackland-Snow
Ted Haworth
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| Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist |
Colin Arthur
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| Hairstylist |
Evelyn Döhring
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