This cross of iron is the gold standard of what war films are.
@NoFomo1963
21 күн бұрын
If you can get your hands on the author Theodor Plevier's 'Stalingrad' You know where they got their inspiration... As Norman Mailer's The naked and the dead was the baseline for 'Pacific'...
@madelief4718 күн бұрын
It is an odd thing to think that in 1974, the war was just 30 years in the past... My parents, I am Dutch, had their story's about it, time to time. I was fascinated about it. So me, and my best friend played a lot of WW2 scenes, with our Airfix toy soldiers, or dressed themselves like soldiers, with my 1940 English helmet on, and our partly American magazine pouches and an wooden frame of an M1 carabine... Later on my friend became an officer in the Dutch army, and got stationed for the UN peacekeeping force in Yugoslaviea; in 1994/95; Sebrenica. Just short before the Muslim enclave was taken over by the Serbs. (the signs he already forsaw.) He was amazed how many former Wehrmacht German weapons there were all around. The flak 4 barrel, here also to be seen, machineguns , mortars etc etc. The map he used, for his unit to navigate in the area; was German.... 1943, with an Eagle and a Swastika, still on it. History was all around, so I am not surprised about the number of German items here used. And yes, the film is well made. Me and my friend saw is also in the theatre in those days. It was an inspiration of our way we played like WW2 soldiers...
@geronimo1961123 күн бұрын
I saw this film back in the late 70s when it came out. I had forgotten how well this was made. Thanks for thr memories !
@user-zf3xb3qx8w
14 күн бұрын
it had nothing for a budget. !!
@timothygoss273122 күн бұрын
Peckinpah is the only director who could have made this film. Itswhy Hollywood feared him. Coburn, Mason, Schell, Warner and the entire cast are fantastic and had to put up with so much rain and filth, and Peckinpah during its production. Great artists/art live(s) forever
@walterwhitaker139523 күн бұрын
ONE OF THE BEST! Shows what happens when good men let politicians lead them into the jaws of death without suffering the outcome themselves!
@JerryFreeman265
22 күн бұрын
Exactly. Particularly if our politicians are not given tests for drugs before work. Hitler and many of his henchmen were addicted to hard drugs.
@Storm-lg4mx
21 күн бұрын
Walter---both Hitler and Steiner died in the book. The last page. FYI
@MothaLuva
18 күн бұрын
And now, 50 years after this movie was made same still happens. Because for some reason, this species is so stupid that every generation has to learn all lessons from scratch. Again and again and again…
@SachaSommer
18 күн бұрын
The Germans were very much up to it until they started losing! They started a war and robbed and pillaged most of Europe. The Germans were no victims in this conflict.
@robertscheinost179
18 күн бұрын
Shit, man, Politicians do that all the time! It's like the saying " When is the last time a millionaire was sentenced to death for his crime? Never!" By nature only psychopaths rise up on the ladder of politics.
@belroyce22 күн бұрын
“I will show you, where the Iron Crosses grow” Seeing this movie on youtube made my day.
@e-s791024 күн бұрын
Cross of lron 👍👍❤
@dlindemann8711
22 күн бұрын
gonna re watch at work.....some night have seen before but long time ago
@englishnature7850
20 күн бұрын
This was always shown late at night on UK TV and i would always fall asleep before the end.
@dlindemann8711
19 күн бұрын
@@englishnature7850 have to watch to the end, wraps up the whole movie
@garysmith1863
19 күн бұрын
With oak leaves, swords, and diamonds?
@alexg3434
16 күн бұрын
@@garysmith1863 That's for the Knight's Cross.
@Anaris1023 күн бұрын
Great movie, based on Willi Heinrich's book of the same name (The Cross Of Iron). He had another book about the collapse of the German Army in Poland (not the same characters though) named "The Crack of Doom". Willi was a Veteran of the Eastern Front and showcased the various actions that transpired there very well.
@chadwedul1787
21 күн бұрын
Czechoslavakia, not Poland.
@davehann8178
18 күн бұрын
I want that book!
@Ickie71
16 күн бұрын
i also have his book actually got it last eyar for a christmas present as m7y original dvd of this movie was stolen by a old friend.
@SharkHustler24 күн бұрын
Bloody 'tough-arse' *_Savage!_* ... James Coburn at his best here!
@MartinParsons-tr6wi
20 күн бұрын
Fistful of Dynamite, too
@FelixstoweFoamForge21 күн бұрын
One of the best WWII films made. (And also one of the very few book adaptions to be better than the book, whihc is a mess structurally, though obviously deeper regarding the psychology of the the main characters) Great film! "What will we do, when we lose the war?" "Get ready for the next one..." Sadly all too true.
@robertscheinost179
18 күн бұрын
I thought the movie is great but the book is much better because of the "psychology of the main characters." A movie can only go so deep because of "length of movie" constraints imposed by the industry.
@DmPmRr195925 күн бұрын
This was one of Peckinpah's better films.
@carsten916820 күн бұрын
I was a kid when this brilliant film came out in 1977. At that time without CGI, Panamax screens, etc., Sam Peckinpah sure was one helluva producer of top class war and Western movies !
@warpedspeed8930
19 күн бұрын
1977. But yeah, brilliant film.
@Ickie71
18 күн бұрын
sorry but i inform you that it was 1977
@tonyswan6834
18 күн бұрын
Peck was top notch ole chap
@Skinny_Karlos
18 күн бұрын
So was I. I was 12 and saw it a few years later at my dad's house. I've watched it many times over the years and was pleasantly surprised to find it here tonight. 🙂
@Ickie71
16 күн бұрын
@@Skinny_Karlos so was i :)
@lordemed125 күн бұрын
Iconic ww2 movie- doesn't get any better.
@leonardpiskacsr.711125 күн бұрын
Best war film of the last century!!😊
@markmal8479
23 күн бұрын
Without any doubt!
@warwickmudge4114
17 күн бұрын
Yeah not bad..up there with Das Boot. Funny how the best movie are axis.
@ghostjacker22 күн бұрын
STEINER! My favourite WW2 movie.
@tombergins821523 күн бұрын
James Coburn was always the Heroic American soldier fighting the Nazis Interesting role reversal in this movie.
@billhobbs7077
22 күн бұрын
they never did this is from Yugoslavia
@dannyv2468va2
20 күн бұрын
@@billhobbs7077 This was one of the greatest war movies ever made. It shows Germans were just scared soldiers for the most part. James Cobun said it was the best movie he ever made.
@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg
20 күн бұрын
@@dannyv2468va2Coburn is excellent
@MartinParsons-tr6wi
20 күн бұрын
@@dannyv2468va2Fistful of Dynamite runs it close
@Robin651223 күн бұрын
Together with Das Boot probably the best war movie ever. Update: We make a list: Das Boot Der Untergang Stalingrad The cross of iron Bridge to far All quite on the western front (both versions) Path to glory Die Brücke Come and See K19 The 9th. Company
@OneofInfinity.
23 күн бұрын
Stalingrad is pretty good as well.
@caddothegreat
22 күн бұрын
"we're sinking"
@Robin6512
22 күн бұрын
@@OneofInfinity. yes you’re right.
@timholder6825
19 күн бұрын
The Stalingrad movie was a bit shit. Downfall (Der Untergang) on the other hand, is an absolute masterpiece.
@Robin6512
19 күн бұрын
@@timholder6825 dang dude, you make chug my mind. How could I have missed that one 😖
@user-ly5wn2wb9p23 күн бұрын
This isn't a Hollzwood film - It's a German, English production filmed in England and Yugoslavia, which is why it's remarkable. Not quite as powerful as Europa Europa and Come and See but still a very good film.
@Redwhiteblue-gr5em
23 күн бұрын
It was financed by Hollywood and starred an American and was directed by an American.
@SunRaIV
17 күн бұрын
It was called: "Steiner - das Eiserne Kreuz"
@Ickie71
16 күн бұрын
i think you are very wrong this Film is far better than those two modern day propaganda crap you mentioned this film is in a diffrent league! Come and see is Russian propaganda rubbish!This is an anti-war movie, and right up there with the best ever made too.
@user-ly5wn2wb9p
16 күн бұрын
@@Ickie71I wrote that Cross of Iron is a remarkable film. All three films are masterpieces but Come and See and Europa Europa are based much more on real events and people. See Europa Europa which is a true story about a Jew who was in the Hilter Youth. An amazing film.
@Ickie71
15 күн бұрын
@@user-ly5wn2wb9p Thankyou i will check out Europa Europa as ive never heard of that before? But that other one dont get me started on that piece of Rubbish!.
@swampfox1776.27 күн бұрын
As a marine vet myself... The way that morter position was taken out was tactically realistic as all get out. Good directing.
@johnathandaviddunster38
23 күн бұрын
Hey Bubba did you know that more Americans have been killed BY Americans in AMERICA than ALL the Americans killed in ALL the foreign wars combined that Americans have fought in,mainly thanks to the second amendment, ....!!!!!!!
@edwardgoering1237
22 күн бұрын
Sam Peckinpah was a rebel Director
@faeembrugh
19 күн бұрын
Peckinpah was a Marine but as far as I know not a combat veteran but he would have been trained by real combat experts.
@davidpowell6098
15 күн бұрын
@@faeembrugh There were plenty of men who fought, he had an endless pool of advisors, that's why he wanted the scenes as realistic as Hollywood could serve up in the days of practical effects. This was real film making.
@phil-em-in20 күн бұрын
Best War film for its time and great role by Cobourn
@donpfoutz62520 күн бұрын
This is my top five of war films and even cut to pieces by censorship still damn good and devastating condemnation of war crimes and a balanced view of the horror of The Eastern Front. Thanks for posting.
@AntonellaDeMartini-bn2qi
19 күн бұрын
Stupendo!!
@Ickie71
16 күн бұрын
You know what?.i had this as an original on DvD and someone stole mine so i was pleased to see this on YT and watched it right away same day.I also didnt notice anything thatw as cut its hardly worth mentioning here for sure just sit down and watch it man!.
@johnbroadway419615 күн бұрын
Again Sam Peckinpah gives A masterful lesson in how Movie's are made. And how War is. ❤
@OlliTurtiainen23 күн бұрын
I saw this film first time in 1984 40 years ago.
@JohnSmith-un9jm
22 күн бұрын
I saw it in 1977, uncensored
@dannyv2468va2
20 күн бұрын
@@JohnSmith-un9jm Same the crowd was small but everyone liked it.
@totenvt
20 күн бұрын
how many came out of the cinema humming Hanshen klein ?
@MartinParsons-tr6wi
20 күн бұрын
@@totenvt Demarcation
@totenvt
20 күн бұрын
@@MartinParsons-tr6wi you are the rest of my platoon
@alanhampshire3421 күн бұрын
Real T34s too! Excellent film.
@kenc923621 күн бұрын
I will never forget this movie from my youth. Madness of war.
@LarsDcCase21 күн бұрын
This is one of the best WWII movies I have seen. 😀
@caddothegreat22 күн бұрын
I like the intro. The children sing Hänschen klein. A great movie. Glad I have copy on DVD.
@brucecamparmament3728
21 күн бұрын
Whats crazy, I was on a commercial flight here in the US, and a child had a little toy that played children's songs, and you should have seen my face when this tune was played!
@user-fi1ql3wt4b
21 күн бұрын
me too
@zaynevanday14222 күн бұрын
I’ll show you where the Iron Crosses Grow ❤
@onslowa6 ай бұрын
IT IS STILL ONE OF THE BEST ANTI WAR FILMS!
@flippered9999
24 күн бұрын
It's one of the best films, ever.
@grahampovey8073
24 күн бұрын
There is no such thing as an 'anti-war movie!' .... this was 3 Para MMG SF Plt. Training movie in the day. We even had a Cpl Steiner.
@neilthefish
24 күн бұрын
Yeah, this alongside Play Dirty, the Hill and Come and See. My top antiwar pictures.😅
@aldotiberi12
24 күн бұрын
Traducir al español 12:32
@aldotiberi12
24 күн бұрын
Traducir al españonl
@martyconroy378625 күн бұрын
Best of the Eastern Front films
@JohnSmith-un9jm22 күн бұрын
I saw the original film when it came out in the theaters in 1977. Since that time they decided to censor a violent part where Steiner enters a farmhouse of sleeping Russians and mows them down in a very realistic fashion. I guess they deemed it too violent and censored it.
@tvbopc5416
19 күн бұрын
Another thing they censored at least from what I remember is when they find the Russian boy 'running around in the back' at the beginning of the film, a German gives him a 'smooch' sound. The 'fledgling' line wasn't there.
@webleypug
19 күн бұрын
I have the cd original. They cut about six minutes out. Won't watch this.
@Ickie71
16 күн бұрын
@@webleypug this is what i used to own but some shit stole it years ago!.Still i watched this as i no longer have my original and this did the job perfectly.
@simonstevens874515 күн бұрын
This is another top ranking WW2 film, great cast and great director. An excellent portrait of the retreating German army from Russia and the interesting relations between the dreamers and the hard core German soldiers who already knew that the war was lost👌.
@gooseypig8418 күн бұрын
During 1979 or 1980, entire units from Linton Military Camp (NZ) were marched up to the camp cinema in order to watch this movie. It was something to do with leadership from memory. A good couple of hours out from a day as a young soldier.
@karlbraun538224 күн бұрын
The best war film ever....with great lines too.....'sure I keep waterproof' (comment about not washing). "I'll show you where the Iron Crosses grow"........"Steiner is a myth" ............
@anastasiosgkotzamanis5277
23 күн бұрын
-Steiner. how do i reload?!?
@zaynevanday142
22 күн бұрын
Steiner is a Mint not Myth 😂😂
@julioaranton46118 күн бұрын
By Outstanding Director
@paulpfeifer261222 күн бұрын
I like Steiner. Man has a lot of spunk and balls.
@GiselleMiranda-po4ug25 күн бұрын
I was searching for this picture long Time ago. Forbidden in KZread by the childhood anthem used in this movie. Now we got It again. Perryplus...you do a verte good job bringing It back. Is the Best war film i ever saw. Thanks.
@JohnSmith-un9jm
22 күн бұрын
They censored one scene where Steiner massacres sleeping Russians
@luissagredo859721 күн бұрын
very good movie, I saw it in January 1978 during my first Franco outing, I was doing my military service in the Marine Corps in Chile
@waimar5457
19 күн бұрын
Marine corps in Chile in 1978? Usa marine corps?
@TheJimmyidol20 күн бұрын
Way ahead of its time. One of my favorites.
@rebsunrise25 күн бұрын
Very good.
@franciscotupalcuevas91015 күн бұрын
Seen this movie during my high school days in late 77's...the best movie I've seen and the other one is the "Wild Geese".
@davidpowell6098
15 күн бұрын
Brilliant film, Wild Geese, a mate of mine was a mercenary in Africa, he loved it, said it reminded him of how he got recruited to fight.
@blinkybill299724 күн бұрын
Best WWII movie I've ever seen!!!
@gus2600
23 күн бұрын
I agree with you !
@TB-zf7we
23 күн бұрын
"Stalingrad" or "Enemy At The Gates", "A Bridge Too Far" or "Band Of Brothers"...too many choices to be fair.
@MartinParsons-tr6wi
20 күн бұрын
@@TB-zf7we Kanal is another one
@koksalceylan903222 күн бұрын
One of the great movies in my Youth Years. Fantastic aktor and great times
@philleotardo876020 күн бұрын
I forgot how violent this movie was. Sam didn’t hold back on the gun play.
@jondrew55
17 күн бұрын
When did he ever?
@RayGoettler24 күн бұрын
Glad to finally see this movie again. It's been year's.
@jonowens460
21 күн бұрын
Haven't seen it for eons😮gonna watch it now😂
@michaelsuerth144821 күн бұрын
Two seriously big mistakes I made soon after I got back to the USA from Nam. I went to a movie suggested by my new wife. "A Bridge too far", I got up and walked after the part were the Polish soldiers got murdered trying to cross the river. NOT KIA, murdered! Reminded me of same stupidity that I ran into when I was assigned a command of a fire base. Then a few years later I saw my favorite actor was in a war movie. James Coburn was one of my most favorite actors after he did "In like Flint" movies. I had a very bad PTSD episode that lasted for a week after seeing "Iron Cross." Imagine what would have happened if I had seen "Saving Private Ryan" alone. Of course, having taken me Dad with me was not all that bright. He started the war as a 2nd Lt and ended up a Major in WW2 (Just like me) We only talked and shared our experiences two times after that. I miss that man every Mother Fu**ing day. It is only that I have reached my seventies that I understand why he never wanted to talk about it. He was very drunk the two times when he did talk about it.
@gerrispecker1033
17 күн бұрын
Welcome home!!!!!!!! Thanx for everything.Both of you!!!!!!!PTSD sucks, but there is peace,honest.
@Native_love
17 күн бұрын
Thank you for your service sir! My father is a Vietnam vet and a retired Sargeant Major but I never got to know him that well. My uncle Raymond Parkett had heavy PTSD as he defended a hill top artillery base in the jungle somewhere in Vietnam. He became a preacher after quitting drinking and was a beautiful human being and a tough man. Half bother USMC, and then Army in Iraq, sister US Army, other uncle USMC during Nam, grandfather flew in a B-24 over Germany. Honestly I could be here all night typing about my family who served as I'm Navajo. A great big sincere Thank You for your service sir!
@williamkelly6319
16 күн бұрын
I understand brother. God bless you.
@gerrispecker1033
16 күн бұрын
I see ther are still some Americans that appreciate the sacrifices those true (sometimes reluctant) heroes made for their country. Death is final, but easy(I hope) Living with it can be Hell. Somewhere in the middle, there is life.May God grant peace, and understandibng to those tortured by the past, and the foresight to see good in the present. It is up to our children to build a better future.
@Native_love
15 күн бұрын
@@gerrispecker1033 Amen!
@grantdeancommons5390Ай бұрын
Good film thanks for posting it 😊
@carmenfoote799926 күн бұрын
Really powerful movie and one of the best action war movies I've seen as far as realism is concerned. Joe S
@Ickie7118 күн бұрын
Huge thx to uploader,,some git recently stole my cherished DVD of this so now i can make me own copy for life that no one can pinch! P.s this was known as an anti-war movie. In 1977 this film and also A Bridge Too Far were the best two British made War Films ever made,what a year!
@davidhouston481026 күн бұрын
A fascinating Film, War at its Rawest, with all the Horror and stupidity intact, the Germans paying the price for their arrogance.
@Horgi-vv2kh
25 күн бұрын
Not all Germans were like that a lot of them who were against Hitler got put in concentration camps at Dachau and a lot died there Germany was overtaken by the Nazis and nobody was really safe if they didn´t do what Hitler wanted they got shot or gassed
@bexhill8777
22 күн бұрын
stop blaming the germans it shows utter ignorance.
@Horgi-vv2kh
21 күн бұрын
@@bexhill8777 Extreme Left against Extreme Right both never worked UK and USA in the middle Democracy !!
@davidhouston4810
21 күн бұрын
@@bexhill8777 I will always blame the Germans, because they are to blame. It was the Germans that Invaded Poland, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Yugoslavia, Greece, and the USSR. They also Built the Gas Chambers and Murdered millions of Jews. Who do you believe is responsible?
@davidhouston4810
21 күн бұрын
@@bexhill8777 I blame the Germans because they are to blame. It was the Germans who invaded Poland, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Yugoslavia, Greece, and the USSR. They also Built Gas Chambers, and Murdered Millions of Jews. Who do you believe was responsible?
@leonardoflores436224 күн бұрын
hollywood dont make movies like this anymore
@timothygoss2731
22 күн бұрын
Hollywood never made films like this Peckinpah did👍
@davidpowell6098
15 күн бұрын
The use of CGI wouldn't be as exiting as the real effects used here, they were so good, most are shown in slow motion, yet look real. I wouldn't hold a modern version in the same esteem.
@gregorybathurst717124 күн бұрын
Bloody awesome movie ... You never can be sure who your enemy is ..
@phillipchapman16922 күн бұрын
Thank you for the upload. It’s very strange as I was thinking of this film only a few days ago that perhaps if I do a search I maybe lucky to find an upload. And today her it is!😮
@heatherporterfield734324 күн бұрын
All grittiness and insanity of war. Not a action movie where the good guys win with a big grin on their faces , but men trying to survive the horror of war. 🙄
@pod953823 күн бұрын
First 10 minutes GUTTED.. to good to be true. But i do agree 💯 one of the 10mins on you tube and a fantastic movie. (FACT)
@user-rq9gv4nw4r24 күн бұрын
Movie is maded in Yugoslavia, young russian prisoner is Yugoslavian acter Slavko Shtimac, luthenet is also yugposlavian acter. All is recorded in Vojvodina - Serbia.
@user-ot4ip1wl2j
22 күн бұрын
マイヤー中尉役の人ですね? イゴール ガロさん
@alexvanderlinden602725 күн бұрын
top movie one of the best its timeless
@ianarenas671020 күн бұрын
OMG!! I was looking for this film for about 10 years 😃😃😃
@Ickie71
16 күн бұрын
Yeah :) last time i searched here for it it wasnt here sow e are lucky!
@PhillipFelix-kw3zi23 күн бұрын
Great movie, they just don't make them this good anymore.
@edwardspencer390622 күн бұрын
What a Great Surprise! Love Peckinpah films and This is One of the Best!
@Campingwilder20 күн бұрын
Finally found this. Thank you for putting up some quality relevant movies. Now to get my drinkies and go home and get settled in for the night...
@user-pv9uu5ep4v25 күн бұрын
For me it is the best war movie and it is one of my best favorites
@rafaelmartinez678418 күн бұрын
Thank you for this beautiful war movie. I used to own it in VHS format but got stolen. now I had the pleasure to revisit good old memories.Hola!!
@Thompson-xp1mk22 күн бұрын
What became of sergeant Steiner ? Sam Peckinpah was famous for describing Beauty of Violence .
@joannajennings389921 күн бұрын
Superb.
@user-ot6db8gm2c4 ай бұрын
Great
@jerrykelley926623 күн бұрын
Still one of the best www movies
@billsherrard845224 күн бұрын
Title: Cross of Iron 1977. STORYLINE: 1943, on the Russian front, decorated leader Rolf Steiner (James Coburn) is promoted to Sergeant after another successful mission. Meanwhile, upper-class arrogant Prussian Captain Hauptmann Stransky (Maximilian Schell) is assigned as the new commander of his squad. After a bloody battle of Steiner's squad against the Russian troops led by the brave Lieutenant Meyer (Igor Galo), who dies in combat, the coward Stransky claims that he led his squad against the Russian and requests to be awarded with the Iron Cross to satisfy his personal ambition together with that of his aristocratic family. Stransky gives the names of Steiner and of the homosexual Lieutenant Triebig (Roger Fritz) as witnesses of his accomplishment, but Steiner, who has problems with the Army's chain of command and with Stransky's arrogance, refuses to participate in the fraud. When Colonel Brandt (James Mason) gives the order to leave the position in the front, Stransky does not retransmit the order to Steiner's squad, and they are left alone, surrounded by the enemy and have to fight to survive.
@user-ot4ip1wl2j
22 күн бұрын
イゴールガロ氏は 美男ですよね❗
@arnaldo74486 ай бұрын
Better than this one only "Nothing new on the Western Front",the 1st. version in b&w.This considering the gernan point of view.But the russians also made good antiwar movies,after the death of Stalin,of course.The problem for us in the West is that you need subtitles or a good dubbing.The russian people as the german people are fed up with wars.They know it is useless The common people are always the loosers.
@geraldmiller5260
24 күн бұрын
losers not loosers
@MartinParsons-tr6wi
20 күн бұрын
Fistful of Dynamite makes the same point
@zz36905 күн бұрын
The old colonel certainly didn't shy away from making a desperate last stand as a rear-guard unit, deciding to lead a counter-attack, while being vastly outnumbered and overrun! And what a morale boost for his men it was just seing him in combat! Panic went away instantly.
@eisenhertz18 күн бұрын
War is the continuation,of politics,in other means! love this movie!
@davewindt150615 күн бұрын
One off the best ww2 movies ever with a great cast!
@Fritzasmr-vy1oj23 күн бұрын
The best war film All time
@robertscheinost17918 күн бұрын
This film was made a few years after my Discharge in 1973. I generally shy away from watching war movies, most are poorly made. I didn't watch it until 1990 when a buddy had the CD and he had played it many times before I would watch. This has to be the best WW ll movie out to date. I read the book about 10 years ago when I picked it up at a thrift store in paperback. Although this movie is a strong WW ll flick, one of the best of its genre, the book is 100X stronger, it's a hell of a read and I had a hard time putting it down. I would recommend it to anybody that likes this movie (and it's a great movie), read the book. It's a true classic!
@765kvline17 күн бұрын
Oh, My! What a pleasant surprise! I've searched on-line for this movie for some time and suddenly it appears! Thank you. So very well done.
@donalddawes251823 күн бұрын
Cross of lron 1977. During World War II, Cpl. Rolf Steiner (James Coburn) is a well-respected member of the German military and a recipient of the Iron Cross, Germany's highest military honor. Envious of Steiner's award, Capt. Hauptmann Stransky (Maximilian Schell) clashes with Steiner while leading soldiers into battle along the Russian front. Desperate to receive his own Iron Cross, Stransky takes the credit for a significant attack and sparks a heated rivalry with Steiner.
@johnathandaviddunster38
23 күн бұрын
5 million iron crosses were awarded in ww2 some no doubt for peeling potatoes 😅😅😅
@JohnSmith-un9jm
22 күн бұрын
This version is censored from the the original 1977 film however.
@Rendell001
17 күн бұрын
@@johnathandaviddunster38 It is estimated that some four and a half million 2nd Class Iron Crosses were awarded during World War II, and 300,000 of the 1st Class.
@user-pv9uu5ep4v25 күн бұрын
Para mi es la mejor película de guerra y es de mi Director favorito 😂
@user-pv9uu5ep4v
25 күн бұрын
For me it is the best war movie and it is one of my best favorites
@maxmaxinski6570
20 күн бұрын
Spain con Israel !
@tonyelberg781422 күн бұрын
one of the best war movies and directors
@GaryRoy-fv5vw24 күн бұрын
Long time since I watch this film one of the better ones he's made
@Skinny_Karlos18 күн бұрын
I've watched this great movie quite a few times over the years since I first saw it when I was a lad of about 13 or 14, not too many years after it came out, certainly before 1980. I would have been entirely ignorant of Sam Peckinpah and only learned of his reputation and cinematic skills later as an adult. I'm in awe of that man's talent and skills so underappreciated, even unknown by many in his audiences and the wider cinema going public. I thank you deeply for the upload and hope that it stays up a good long effing time so that I might watch it again later. - Mark, Australia.
@matt647714 күн бұрын
Wow
@PFWoody48821 күн бұрын
Thanks for uploading this. Been a long time since I've seen it.
@mdsf0114 күн бұрын
One of my all time favorite movies.
@sheldonf25 күн бұрын
Thank you for posting this movie! I found it by accident since the title is a bit off.
@kk533920 күн бұрын
In the last scene, I have never seen anybody laugh like that. For me, that is one of the greatest scenes in the movie.
@contactacb
16 күн бұрын
Considering how the ending had to be bodged after they ran out of time & money I always thought it worked rather well.
@davidcoleman279619 күн бұрын
Great movie. I have seen it a few times .
@joseo.572123 күн бұрын
Thank you, thank you, thank you for uploading, GREAT movie !!!!!!!!
@sad237923 күн бұрын
Fantastic movie, a must watch .
@derekhawkins729022 күн бұрын
That has got to be the best war film ever made!!!!!
@DARIVSARCHITECTVS20 күн бұрын
Klassischer Film!
@user-sc8ev5sr1o23 күн бұрын
Very good war film accurate in a lot of ways extremely realistic it shows people are the same everywhere
@JoeHinojosa-ph8yw21 күн бұрын
"God is the Devil. He just doesn't know it." Feber Steiner.
@petermuller7681
18 күн бұрын
Not Feber..... Feldwebel!
@JoeHinojosa-ph8yw
18 күн бұрын
@@petermuller7681 Danke! Es tut mir leid. I saw the movie in the 1970s. Mein gedanken ist schlecht.
@hiddenfromhistory10026 күн бұрын
How true, the final quote.
@krismurphy7711
25 күн бұрын
The Bastard is trying to take Ukraine
@harryjulien-el5lg25 күн бұрын
damm good ww2 movie even in 2024
@bmcg529618 күн бұрын
An absolute brilliant brilliant casting led by the legend actors James Mason James Coburn at his absolute best here. The ending is amazing showing Stiener James Coburn laughing knowing that Stransky was always going to live, no matter the situation he is found to be in. The factory scene with the tanks, was brilliantly done showing just how powerful they are.
@fareast_de21 күн бұрын
Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz. Bummer that the main actors didn´t get a decent haircut (undercut) in the style of the 1940s before.
@ArmySigs20 күн бұрын
One of the greats!
@DominiqueGimaret23 күн бұрын
M'y favorite War film
@javieralarcon148523 күн бұрын
Si se hiciera una nueva version, con la actual forma como se hace, la pelicula del "salvando sl soldado riah " se wuedaria chico, el problema seria encontrar a actores del nivel del actor que hiso de stayner, ahh apropocito: el sabado: 20 de abril, fue cumpleaños del pintor austriaco, como lo extrañaran los de oriente medio......la pregunta que hoy en dia: ((( por lo de gaza,))) ¿¿¿ el pintor austriaco tenia razon ??? ¿¿¿ los que fueron: ALIADOS en 39-45 ahora son los enemigos de la humanidad ??? ...al fin y al cabo, la linea del tiempo: tambien tienen sentido del humor. 😊
@loneranger534923 күн бұрын
That war was hell on earth and hell is where we belong.
Пікірлер: 431
This cross of iron is the gold standard of what war films are.
@NoFomo1963
21 күн бұрын
If you can get your hands on the author Theodor Plevier's 'Stalingrad' You know where they got their inspiration... As Norman Mailer's The naked and the dead was the baseline for 'Pacific'...
It is an odd thing to think that in 1974, the war was just 30 years in the past... My parents, I am Dutch, had their story's about it, time to time. I was fascinated about it. So me, and my best friend played a lot of WW2 scenes, with our Airfix toy soldiers, or dressed themselves like soldiers, with my 1940 English helmet on, and our partly American magazine pouches and an wooden frame of an M1 carabine... Later on my friend became an officer in the Dutch army, and got stationed for the UN peacekeeping force in Yugoslaviea; in 1994/95; Sebrenica. Just short before the Muslim enclave was taken over by the Serbs. (the signs he already forsaw.) He was amazed how many former Wehrmacht German weapons there were all around. The flak 4 barrel, here also to be seen, machineguns , mortars etc etc. The map he used, for his unit to navigate in the area; was German.... 1943, with an Eagle and a Swastika, still on it. History was all around, so I am not surprised about the number of German items here used. And yes, the film is well made. Me and my friend saw is also in the theatre in those days. It was an inspiration of our way we played like WW2 soldiers...
I saw this film back in the late 70s when it came out. I had forgotten how well this was made. Thanks for thr memories !
@user-zf3xb3qx8w
14 күн бұрын
it had nothing for a budget. !!
Peckinpah is the only director who could have made this film. Itswhy Hollywood feared him. Coburn, Mason, Schell, Warner and the entire cast are fantastic and had to put up with so much rain and filth, and Peckinpah during its production. Great artists/art live(s) forever
ONE OF THE BEST! Shows what happens when good men let politicians lead them into the jaws of death without suffering the outcome themselves!
@JerryFreeman265
22 күн бұрын
Exactly. Particularly if our politicians are not given tests for drugs before work. Hitler and many of his henchmen were addicted to hard drugs.
@Storm-lg4mx
21 күн бұрын
Walter---both Hitler and Steiner died in the book. The last page. FYI
@MothaLuva
18 күн бұрын
And now, 50 years after this movie was made same still happens. Because for some reason, this species is so stupid that every generation has to learn all lessons from scratch. Again and again and again…
@SachaSommer
18 күн бұрын
The Germans were very much up to it until they started losing! They started a war and robbed and pillaged most of Europe. The Germans were no victims in this conflict.
@robertscheinost179
18 күн бұрын
Shit, man, Politicians do that all the time! It's like the saying " When is the last time a millionaire was sentenced to death for his crime? Never!" By nature only psychopaths rise up on the ladder of politics.
“I will show you, where the Iron Crosses grow” Seeing this movie on youtube made my day.
Cross of lron 👍👍❤
@dlindemann8711
22 күн бұрын
gonna re watch at work.....some night have seen before but long time ago
@englishnature7850
20 күн бұрын
This was always shown late at night on UK TV and i would always fall asleep before the end.
@dlindemann8711
19 күн бұрын
@@englishnature7850 have to watch to the end, wraps up the whole movie
@garysmith1863
19 күн бұрын
With oak leaves, swords, and diamonds?
@alexg3434
16 күн бұрын
@@garysmith1863 That's for the Knight's Cross.
Great movie, based on Willi Heinrich's book of the same name (The Cross Of Iron). He had another book about the collapse of the German Army in Poland (not the same characters though) named "The Crack of Doom". Willi was a Veteran of the Eastern Front and showcased the various actions that transpired there very well.
@chadwedul1787
21 күн бұрын
Czechoslavakia, not Poland.
@davehann8178
18 күн бұрын
I want that book!
@Ickie71
16 күн бұрын
i also have his book actually got it last eyar for a christmas present as m7y original dvd of this movie was stolen by a old friend.
Bloody 'tough-arse' *_Savage!_* ... James Coburn at his best here!
@MartinParsons-tr6wi
20 күн бұрын
Fistful of Dynamite, too
One of the best WWII films made. (And also one of the very few book adaptions to be better than the book, whihc is a mess structurally, though obviously deeper regarding the psychology of the the main characters) Great film! "What will we do, when we lose the war?" "Get ready for the next one..." Sadly all too true.
@robertscheinost179
18 күн бұрын
I thought the movie is great but the book is much better because of the "psychology of the main characters." A movie can only go so deep because of "length of movie" constraints imposed by the industry.
This was one of Peckinpah's better films.
I was a kid when this brilliant film came out in 1977. At that time without CGI, Panamax screens, etc., Sam Peckinpah sure was one helluva producer of top class war and Western movies !
@warpedspeed8930
19 күн бұрын
1977. But yeah, brilliant film.
@Ickie71
18 күн бұрын
sorry but i inform you that it was 1977
@tonyswan6834
18 күн бұрын
Peck was top notch ole chap
@Skinny_Karlos
18 күн бұрын
So was I. I was 12 and saw it a few years later at my dad's house. I've watched it many times over the years and was pleasantly surprised to find it here tonight. 🙂
@Ickie71
16 күн бұрын
@@Skinny_Karlos so was i :)
Iconic ww2 movie- doesn't get any better.
Best war film of the last century!!😊
@markmal8479
23 күн бұрын
Without any doubt!
@warwickmudge4114
17 күн бұрын
Yeah not bad..up there with Das Boot. Funny how the best movie are axis.
STEINER! My favourite WW2 movie.
James Coburn was always the Heroic American soldier fighting the Nazis Interesting role reversal in this movie.
@billhobbs7077
22 күн бұрын
they never did this is from Yugoslavia
@dannyv2468va2
20 күн бұрын
@@billhobbs7077 This was one of the greatest war movies ever made. It shows Germans were just scared soldiers for the most part. James Cobun said it was the best movie he ever made.
@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg
20 күн бұрын
@@dannyv2468va2Coburn is excellent
@MartinParsons-tr6wi
20 күн бұрын
@@dannyv2468va2Fistful of Dynamite runs it close
Together with Das Boot probably the best war movie ever. Update: We make a list: Das Boot Der Untergang Stalingrad The cross of iron Bridge to far All quite on the western front (both versions) Path to glory Die Brücke Come and See K19 The 9th. Company
@OneofInfinity.
23 күн бұрын
Stalingrad is pretty good as well.
@caddothegreat
22 күн бұрын
"we're sinking"
@Robin6512
22 күн бұрын
@@OneofInfinity. yes you’re right.
@timholder6825
19 күн бұрын
The Stalingrad movie was a bit shit. Downfall (Der Untergang) on the other hand, is an absolute masterpiece.
@Robin6512
19 күн бұрын
@@timholder6825 dang dude, you make chug my mind. How could I have missed that one 😖
This isn't a Hollzwood film - It's a German, English production filmed in England and Yugoslavia, which is why it's remarkable. Not quite as powerful as Europa Europa and Come and See but still a very good film.
@Redwhiteblue-gr5em
23 күн бұрын
It was financed by Hollywood and starred an American and was directed by an American.
@SunRaIV
17 күн бұрын
It was called: "Steiner - das Eiserne Kreuz"
@Ickie71
16 күн бұрын
i think you are very wrong this Film is far better than those two modern day propaganda crap you mentioned this film is in a diffrent league! Come and see is Russian propaganda rubbish!This is an anti-war movie, and right up there with the best ever made too.
@user-ly5wn2wb9p
16 күн бұрын
@@Ickie71I wrote that Cross of Iron is a remarkable film. All three films are masterpieces but Come and See and Europa Europa are based much more on real events and people. See Europa Europa which is a true story about a Jew who was in the Hilter Youth. An amazing film.
@Ickie71
15 күн бұрын
@@user-ly5wn2wb9p Thankyou i will check out Europa Europa as ive never heard of that before? But that other one dont get me started on that piece of Rubbish!.
As a marine vet myself... The way that morter position was taken out was tactically realistic as all get out. Good directing.
@johnathandaviddunster38
23 күн бұрын
Hey Bubba did you know that more Americans have been killed BY Americans in AMERICA than ALL the Americans killed in ALL the foreign wars combined that Americans have fought in,mainly thanks to the second amendment, ....!!!!!!!
@edwardgoering1237
22 күн бұрын
Sam Peckinpah was a rebel Director
@faeembrugh
19 күн бұрын
Peckinpah was a Marine but as far as I know not a combat veteran but he would have been trained by real combat experts.
@davidpowell6098
15 күн бұрын
@@faeembrugh There were plenty of men who fought, he had an endless pool of advisors, that's why he wanted the scenes as realistic as Hollywood could serve up in the days of practical effects. This was real film making.
Best War film for its time and great role by Cobourn
This is my top five of war films and even cut to pieces by censorship still damn good and devastating condemnation of war crimes and a balanced view of the horror of The Eastern Front. Thanks for posting.
@AntonellaDeMartini-bn2qi
19 күн бұрын
Stupendo!!
@Ickie71
16 күн бұрын
You know what?.i had this as an original on DvD and someone stole mine so i was pleased to see this on YT and watched it right away same day.I also didnt notice anything thatw as cut its hardly worth mentioning here for sure just sit down and watch it man!.
Again Sam Peckinpah gives A masterful lesson in how Movie's are made. And how War is. ❤
I saw this film first time in 1984 40 years ago.
@JohnSmith-un9jm
22 күн бұрын
I saw it in 1977, uncensored
@dannyv2468va2
20 күн бұрын
@@JohnSmith-un9jm Same the crowd was small but everyone liked it.
@totenvt
20 күн бұрын
how many came out of the cinema humming Hanshen klein ?
@MartinParsons-tr6wi
20 күн бұрын
@@totenvt Demarcation
@totenvt
20 күн бұрын
@@MartinParsons-tr6wi you are the rest of my platoon
Real T34s too! Excellent film.
I will never forget this movie from my youth. Madness of war.
This is one of the best WWII movies I have seen. 😀
I like the intro. The children sing Hänschen klein. A great movie. Glad I have copy on DVD.
@brucecamparmament3728
21 күн бұрын
Whats crazy, I was on a commercial flight here in the US, and a child had a little toy that played children's songs, and you should have seen my face when this tune was played!
@user-fi1ql3wt4b
21 күн бұрын
me too
I’ll show you where the Iron Crosses Grow ❤
IT IS STILL ONE OF THE BEST ANTI WAR FILMS!
@flippered9999
24 күн бұрын
It's one of the best films, ever.
@grahampovey8073
24 күн бұрын
There is no such thing as an 'anti-war movie!' .... this was 3 Para MMG SF Plt. Training movie in the day. We even had a Cpl Steiner.
@neilthefish
24 күн бұрын
Yeah, this alongside Play Dirty, the Hill and Come and See. My top antiwar pictures.😅
@aldotiberi12
24 күн бұрын
Traducir al español 12:32
@aldotiberi12
24 күн бұрын
Traducir al españonl
Best of the Eastern Front films
I saw the original film when it came out in the theaters in 1977. Since that time they decided to censor a violent part where Steiner enters a farmhouse of sleeping Russians and mows them down in a very realistic fashion. I guess they deemed it too violent and censored it.
@tvbopc5416
19 күн бұрын
Another thing they censored at least from what I remember is when they find the Russian boy 'running around in the back' at the beginning of the film, a German gives him a 'smooch' sound. The 'fledgling' line wasn't there.
@webleypug
19 күн бұрын
I have the cd original. They cut about six minutes out. Won't watch this.
@Ickie71
16 күн бұрын
@@webleypug this is what i used to own but some shit stole it years ago!.Still i watched this as i no longer have my original and this did the job perfectly.
This is another top ranking WW2 film, great cast and great director. An excellent portrait of the retreating German army from Russia and the interesting relations between the dreamers and the hard core German soldiers who already knew that the war was lost👌.
During 1979 or 1980, entire units from Linton Military Camp (NZ) were marched up to the camp cinema in order to watch this movie. It was something to do with leadership from memory. A good couple of hours out from a day as a young soldier.
The best war film ever....with great lines too.....'sure I keep waterproof' (comment about not washing). "I'll show you where the Iron Crosses grow"........"Steiner is a myth" ............
@anastasiosgkotzamanis5277
23 күн бұрын
-Steiner. how do i reload?!?
@zaynevanday142
22 күн бұрын
Steiner is a Mint not Myth 😂😂
By Outstanding Director
I like Steiner. Man has a lot of spunk and balls.
I was searching for this picture long Time ago. Forbidden in KZread by the childhood anthem used in this movie. Now we got It again. Perryplus...you do a verte good job bringing It back. Is the Best war film i ever saw. Thanks.
@JohnSmith-un9jm
22 күн бұрын
They censored one scene where Steiner massacres sleeping Russians
very good movie, I saw it in January 1978 during my first Franco outing, I was doing my military service in the Marine Corps in Chile
@waimar5457
19 күн бұрын
Marine corps in Chile in 1978? Usa marine corps?
Way ahead of its time. One of my favorites.
Very good.
Seen this movie during my high school days in late 77's...the best movie I've seen and the other one is the "Wild Geese".
@davidpowell6098
15 күн бұрын
Brilliant film, Wild Geese, a mate of mine was a mercenary in Africa, he loved it, said it reminded him of how he got recruited to fight.
Best WWII movie I've ever seen!!!
@gus2600
23 күн бұрын
I agree with you !
@TB-zf7we
23 күн бұрын
"Stalingrad" or "Enemy At The Gates", "A Bridge Too Far" or "Band Of Brothers"...too many choices to be fair.
@MartinParsons-tr6wi
20 күн бұрын
@@TB-zf7we Kanal is another one
One of the great movies in my Youth Years. Fantastic aktor and great times
I forgot how violent this movie was. Sam didn’t hold back on the gun play.
@jondrew55
17 күн бұрын
When did he ever?
Glad to finally see this movie again. It's been year's.
@jonowens460
21 күн бұрын
Haven't seen it for eons😮gonna watch it now😂
Two seriously big mistakes I made soon after I got back to the USA from Nam. I went to a movie suggested by my new wife. "A Bridge too far", I got up and walked after the part were the Polish soldiers got murdered trying to cross the river. NOT KIA, murdered! Reminded me of same stupidity that I ran into when I was assigned a command of a fire base. Then a few years later I saw my favorite actor was in a war movie. James Coburn was one of my most favorite actors after he did "In like Flint" movies. I had a very bad PTSD episode that lasted for a week after seeing "Iron Cross." Imagine what would have happened if I had seen "Saving Private Ryan" alone. Of course, having taken me Dad with me was not all that bright. He started the war as a 2nd Lt and ended up a Major in WW2 (Just like me) We only talked and shared our experiences two times after that. I miss that man every Mother Fu**ing day. It is only that I have reached my seventies that I understand why he never wanted to talk about it. He was very drunk the two times when he did talk about it.
@gerrispecker1033
17 күн бұрын
Welcome home!!!!!!!! Thanx for everything.Both of you!!!!!!!PTSD sucks, but there is peace,honest.
@Native_love
17 күн бұрын
Thank you for your service sir! My father is a Vietnam vet and a retired Sargeant Major but I never got to know him that well. My uncle Raymond Parkett had heavy PTSD as he defended a hill top artillery base in the jungle somewhere in Vietnam. He became a preacher after quitting drinking and was a beautiful human being and a tough man. Half bother USMC, and then Army in Iraq, sister US Army, other uncle USMC during Nam, grandfather flew in a B-24 over Germany. Honestly I could be here all night typing about my family who served as I'm Navajo. A great big sincere Thank You for your service sir!
@williamkelly6319
16 күн бұрын
I understand brother. God bless you.
@gerrispecker1033
16 күн бұрын
I see ther are still some Americans that appreciate the sacrifices those true (sometimes reluctant) heroes made for their country. Death is final, but easy(I hope) Living with it can be Hell. Somewhere in the middle, there is life.May God grant peace, and understandibng to those tortured by the past, and the foresight to see good in the present. It is up to our children to build a better future.
@Native_love
15 күн бұрын
@@gerrispecker1033 Amen!
Good film thanks for posting it 😊
Really powerful movie and one of the best action war movies I've seen as far as realism is concerned. Joe S
Huge thx to uploader,,some git recently stole my cherished DVD of this so now i can make me own copy for life that no one can pinch! P.s this was known as an anti-war movie. In 1977 this film and also A Bridge Too Far were the best two British made War Films ever made,what a year!
A fascinating Film, War at its Rawest, with all the Horror and stupidity intact, the Germans paying the price for their arrogance.
@Horgi-vv2kh
25 күн бұрын
Not all Germans were like that a lot of them who were against Hitler got put in concentration camps at Dachau and a lot died there Germany was overtaken by the Nazis and nobody was really safe if they didn´t do what Hitler wanted they got shot or gassed
@bexhill8777
22 күн бұрын
stop blaming the germans it shows utter ignorance.
@Horgi-vv2kh
21 күн бұрын
@@bexhill8777 Extreme Left against Extreme Right both never worked UK and USA in the middle Democracy !!
@davidhouston4810
21 күн бұрын
@@bexhill8777 I will always blame the Germans, because they are to blame. It was the Germans that Invaded Poland, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Yugoslavia, Greece, and the USSR. They also Built the Gas Chambers and Murdered millions of Jews. Who do you believe is responsible?
@davidhouston4810
21 күн бұрын
@@bexhill8777 I blame the Germans because they are to blame. It was the Germans who invaded Poland, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Yugoslavia, Greece, and the USSR. They also Built Gas Chambers, and Murdered Millions of Jews. Who do you believe was responsible?
hollywood dont make movies like this anymore
@timothygoss2731
22 күн бұрын
Hollywood never made films like this Peckinpah did👍
@davidpowell6098
15 күн бұрын
The use of CGI wouldn't be as exiting as the real effects used here, they were so good, most are shown in slow motion, yet look real. I wouldn't hold a modern version in the same esteem.
Bloody awesome movie ... You never can be sure who your enemy is ..
Thank you for the upload. It’s very strange as I was thinking of this film only a few days ago that perhaps if I do a search I maybe lucky to find an upload. And today her it is!😮
All grittiness and insanity of war. Not a action movie where the good guys win with a big grin on their faces , but men trying to survive the horror of war. 🙄
First 10 minutes GUTTED.. to good to be true. But i do agree 💯 one of the 10mins on you tube and a fantastic movie. (FACT)
Movie is maded in Yugoslavia, young russian prisoner is Yugoslavian acter Slavko Shtimac, luthenet is also yugposlavian acter. All is recorded in Vojvodina - Serbia.
@user-ot4ip1wl2j
22 күн бұрын
マイヤー中尉役の人ですね? イゴール ガロさん
top movie one of the best its timeless
OMG!! I was looking for this film for about 10 years 😃😃😃
@Ickie71
16 күн бұрын
Yeah :) last time i searched here for it it wasnt here sow e are lucky!
Great movie, they just don't make them this good anymore.
What a Great Surprise! Love Peckinpah films and This is One of the Best!
Finally found this. Thank you for putting up some quality relevant movies. Now to get my drinkies and go home and get settled in for the night...
For me it is the best war movie and it is one of my best favorites
Thank you for this beautiful war movie. I used to own it in VHS format but got stolen. now I had the pleasure to revisit good old memories.Hola!!
What became of sergeant Steiner ? Sam Peckinpah was famous for describing Beauty of Violence .
Superb.
Great
Still one of the best www movies
Title: Cross of Iron 1977. STORYLINE: 1943, on the Russian front, decorated leader Rolf Steiner (James Coburn) is promoted to Sergeant after another successful mission. Meanwhile, upper-class arrogant Prussian Captain Hauptmann Stransky (Maximilian Schell) is assigned as the new commander of his squad. After a bloody battle of Steiner's squad against the Russian troops led by the brave Lieutenant Meyer (Igor Galo), who dies in combat, the coward Stransky claims that he led his squad against the Russian and requests to be awarded with the Iron Cross to satisfy his personal ambition together with that of his aristocratic family. Stransky gives the names of Steiner and of the homosexual Lieutenant Triebig (Roger Fritz) as witnesses of his accomplishment, but Steiner, who has problems with the Army's chain of command and with Stransky's arrogance, refuses to participate in the fraud. When Colonel Brandt (James Mason) gives the order to leave the position in the front, Stransky does not retransmit the order to Steiner's squad, and they are left alone, surrounded by the enemy and have to fight to survive.
@user-ot4ip1wl2j
22 күн бұрын
イゴールガロ氏は 美男ですよね❗
Better than this one only "Nothing new on the Western Front",the 1st. version in b&w.This considering the gernan point of view.But the russians also made good antiwar movies,after the death of Stalin,of course.The problem for us in the West is that you need subtitles or a good dubbing.The russian people as the german people are fed up with wars.They know it is useless The common people are always the loosers.
@geraldmiller5260
24 күн бұрын
losers not loosers
@MartinParsons-tr6wi
20 күн бұрын
Fistful of Dynamite makes the same point
The old colonel certainly didn't shy away from making a desperate last stand as a rear-guard unit, deciding to lead a counter-attack, while being vastly outnumbered and overrun! And what a morale boost for his men it was just seing him in combat! Panic went away instantly.
War is the continuation,of politics,in other means! love this movie!
One off the best ww2 movies ever with a great cast!
The best war film All time
This film was made a few years after my Discharge in 1973. I generally shy away from watching war movies, most are poorly made. I didn't watch it until 1990 when a buddy had the CD and he had played it many times before I would watch. This has to be the best WW ll movie out to date. I read the book about 10 years ago when I picked it up at a thrift store in paperback. Although this movie is a strong WW ll flick, one of the best of its genre, the book is 100X stronger, it's a hell of a read and I had a hard time putting it down. I would recommend it to anybody that likes this movie (and it's a great movie), read the book. It's a true classic!
Oh, My! What a pleasant surprise! I've searched on-line for this movie for some time and suddenly it appears! Thank you. So very well done.
Cross of lron 1977. During World War II, Cpl. Rolf Steiner (James Coburn) is a well-respected member of the German military and a recipient of the Iron Cross, Germany's highest military honor. Envious of Steiner's award, Capt. Hauptmann Stransky (Maximilian Schell) clashes with Steiner while leading soldiers into battle along the Russian front. Desperate to receive his own Iron Cross, Stransky takes the credit for a significant attack and sparks a heated rivalry with Steiner.
@johnathandaviddunster38
23 күн бұрын
5 million iron crosses were awarded in ww2 some no doubt for peeling potatoes 😅😅😅
@JohnSmith-un9jm
22 күн бұрын
This version is censored from the the original 1977 film however.
@Rendell001
17 күн бұрын
@@johnathandaviddunster38 It is estimated that some four and a half million 2nd Class Iron Crosses were awarded during World War II, and 300,000 of the 1st Class.
Para mi es la mejor película de guerra y es de mi Director favorito 😂
@user-pv9uu5ep4v
25 күн бұрын
For me it is the best war movie and it is one of my best favorites
@maxmaxinski6570
20 күн бұрын
Spain con Israel !
one of the best war movies and directors
Long time since I watch this film one of the better ones he's made
I've watched this great movie quite a few times over the years since I first saw it when I was a lad of about 13 or 14, not too many years after it came out, certainly before 1980. I would have been entirely ignorant of Sam Peckinpah and only learned of his reputation and cinematic skills later as an adult. I'm in awe of that man's talent and skills so underappreciated, even unknown by many in his audiences and the wider cinema going public. I thank you deeply for the upload and hope that it stays up a good long effing time so that I might watch it again later. - Mark, Australia.
Wow
Thanks for uploading this. Been a long time since I've seen it.
One of my all time favorite movies.
Thank you for posting this movie! I found it by accident since the title is a bit off.
In the last scene, I have never seen anybody laugh like that. For me, that is one of the greatest scenes in the movie.
@contactacb
16 күн бұрын
Considering how the ending had to be bodged after they ran out of time & money I always thought it worked rather well.
Great movie. I have seen it a few times .
Thank you, thank you, thank you for uploading, GREAT movie !!!!!!!!
Fantastic movie, a must watch .
That has got to be the best war film ever made!!!!!
Klassischer Film!
Very good war film accurate in a lot of ways extremely realistic it shows people are the same everywhere
"God is the Devil. He just doesn't know it." Feber Steiner.
@petermuller7681
18 күн бұрын
Not Feber..... Feldwebel!
@JoeHinojosa-ph8yw
18 күн бұрын
@@petermuller7681 Danke! Es tut mir leid. I saw the movie in the 1970s. Mein gedanken ist schlecht.
How true, the final quote.
@krismurphy7711
25 күн бұрын
The Bastard is trying to take Ukraine
damm good ww2 movie even in 2024
An absolute brilliant brilliant casting led by the legend actors James Mason James Coburn at his absolute best here. The ending is amazing showing Stiener James Coburn laughing knowing that Stransky was always going to live, no matter the situation he is found to be in. The factory scene with the tanks, was brilliantly done showing just how powerful they are.
Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz. Bummer that the main actors didn´t get a decent haircut (undercut) in the style of the 1940s before.
One of the greats!
M'y favorite War film
Si se hiciera una nueva version, con la actual forma como se hace, la pelicula del "salvando sl soldado riah " se wuedaria chico, el problema seria encontrar a actores del nivel del actor que hiso de stayner, ahh apropocito: el sabado: 20 de abril, fue cumpleaños del pintor austriaco, como lo extrañaran los de oriente medio......la pregunta que hoy en dia: ((( por lo de gaza,))) ¿¿¿ el pintor austriaco tenia razon ??? ¿¿¿ los que fueron: ALIADOS en 39-45 ahora son los enemigos de la humanidad ??? ...al fin y al cabo, la linea del tiempo: tambien tienen sentido del humor. 😊
That war was hell on earth and hell is where we belong.