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28 January 1977 (West Germany) moreTagline:
The Power of Peckinpah Has Never Been So Real...Or So Brilliant! morePlot:
In 1943, in the Russian front, the decorated leader Rolf Steiner is promoted to Sergeant after another successful mission... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win moreNewsDesk:
(4 articles)
“Nazis. I hate these guys.”: 15 WWII Movies Worth Watching Before You See Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. (From FilmJunk. 26 May 2009, 4:10 PM, PDT)
Oscar-Winning Actor James Coburn Dies at 74
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Best War Film there is moreCast
(Credited cast)| James Coburn | ... | Unteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner | |
| Maximilian Schell | ... | Hauptmann Stransky | |
| James Mason | ... | Oberst Brandt | |
| David Warner | ... | Hauptmann Kiesel | |
| Klaus Löwitsch | ... | Unteroffizier Krüger | |
| Vadim Glowna | ... | Gefreiter Kern | |
| Roger Fritz | ... | Leutnant Triebig | |
| Dieter Schidor | ... | Anselm | |
| Burkhard Driest | ... | Schütze Maag | |
| Fred Stillkrauth | ... | Gefreiter Schnurrbart ('Private Mustache') (as Fred Stillkraut) | |
| Michael Nowka | ... | Dietz | |
| Véronique Vendell | ... | Marga | |
| Arthur Brauss | ... | Pg. Zoll | |
| Senta Berger | ... | Eva | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Robert Rietty | ... | German Officer (voice) | |
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Also Known As:
Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz (West Germany)Croix de fer (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Cruz de Ferro (Brazil) [pt]
Gvozdeni krst (Serbia) [sr]
Järnkorset (Sweden) [sv]
Jernkorset - og sergent Steiner (Denmark) [da]
La croce di ferro (Italy) [it]
La cruz de Hierro (Spain) [es]
O sidirous stavros (Greece) [el]
Rautaristi (Finland) [fi]
Seref madalyasi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Zelazny krzyz (Poland) [pl]
Zeljezni kriz (Croatia) [hr]
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
132 min | USA:119 minColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
West Germany:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Australia:M (alternate rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Italy:T | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Singapore:NC-16Fun Stuff
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The lyrics to the famous 'Kinderlied' which is played over the montage at the beginning of the movie are, in German: Hänschen klein Geht allein In die weite Welt hinein. Stock und Hut Steht im gut, Ist gar wohlgemut. [first verse] Which, translated, means: Little John He has gone Out to see the world alone Staff and hat, Look at that, He's one happy cat. But his mommy cries a lot Now she has no Johnny got. "Fortune find, But you mind, Come back to your kind." Seven years, Joy and tears, John in many lands appears. Then he thought That he ought To go home and got - But now he's no Johnny small, No, he is now big John tall. Tall and tanned, Face and hand. Will they know this man? One, two, three Pass and see, Don't know who this man might be. Even Sis: "Who is this?" Knows not who he is. Then along comes mother dear, Barely sees his eyes so clear, Says: "My son, Welcome home, God bless you my son." [all verses] moreGoofs:
Factual errors: Lieutenant Triebig and Captain Stransky have an enlisted orderly to assist them. However, lieutenants and captains, because of their relatively low rank, were not authorized to have orderlies. moreQuotes:
Kern: Do you believe in God, Sergeant?Sargeant Steiner: I believe God is a sadist, but probably doesn't even know it.
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I still rate this as the best and most honest war film I've seen. It ignores the Hollywood schmaltz that spoiled Saving Private Ryan and manages to portray the soldiers as human beings and particularly for German soldiers this is an exception. The battle scenes are expansive and very bloody as we follow the German platoon trying to get back to its own lines. The soldiers are heroes in an unheroic war and the film captures the chaos, cynicism and heroism of the German retreat. Well worth checking out.