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Cross of Iron

Cross of Iron

Jan 29, 1977
132 min
DramaActionHistoryWar
7.1/ 10
456 votes

Overview

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.

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TMDB
7.1/10
456 votes
IMDB
7.4/10
29,786 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
71%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
64/100
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Box Office & Budget

Budget$6,000,000Production cost
Box Office$1,509,000Worldwide gross
Profit-$4,491,000Loss
ROI
-74.9%Return on investment

Awards & Nominations

2 wins & 1 nomination

Details

Production information

"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

Original Language

en

Budget

$6,000,000

Revenue

$1,509,000

Production Companies

Cross of Iron CollectionRapid FilmEMI FilmsTerra-FilmkunstAlex Winitsky / Arlene Sellers Productions

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