Movie theater in mcallen, texas cinemark hollywood usa. Dvd versions of the movie cross of iron1977, there is the following quote. Steiner the iron cross is a 1977 war film directed by sam peckinpah, featuring james coburn, maximilian schell, james mason and david warner. A 1977 film directed by sam peckinpah, and his only war movie, based on the novel the willing flesh by.
Cross of iron is wellknown as the last great movie of american director sam peckinpah other his movies. The movie is gripping, emotional, moving, and suspenseful. It is 1943, and the german armyravaged and demoralisedis hastily retreating from the russian front. It is a war film shich follows a unit of german soldiers as they escape from the front line as the russians smash through their ranks. But peckinpah once claimed that i had a telegram from orson welles and he said he thought it was the best antiwar film since all quiet on the. Cross of iron is the only war movie director sam peckinpah ever made, and it is a.
And the reason for that is because the battle scenes are all done with real actors and equipment. Coming up with a great movie idea and getting people to pay to see it has been a challenge. Mar 17, 2011 summit scandal at the hollywood reporter. Cross of iron 1977 full movie download full hd youtube. Rolf steiner james coburn is a wellrespected member of the german military and a recipient of. The film focuses on the class conflict between a newly arrived. Cross of iron is, like all of peckinpahs films, a story of men in conflict. Iron cross wallpaper iron cross hd movie wallpapers filmibeat. Cross of iron is a war film centred on the german army on the eastern front. Cross of iron is the only war movie director sam peckinpah ever made, and it is a fantastic piece of cinema that will stay relevant for years to come. If youre not familiar with peckinpah, hes the director quentin tarantino wanted to be when he was a kid.
James coburn stars as the antiauthoritarian german sergeant, looking out for his men on the cold eastern front, while his imbecilic superior maximilian schell chases the elusive iron cross. Jun 03, 2011 cross of iron is a 1977 war film directed by sam peckinpah, featuring james coburn, maximilian schell, james mason and david warner. Cross of iron is probably the second best film made by sam peckinpah, rivalled only by the wild bunch. Peckinpahs only war film, based on a novel by willi heinrich, displays his familiar preoccupation with the individual confronted by events beyond his. Iron cross starring roy scheider, scott cohen in lead and directed by joshua newton. Cross of iron is a britishgerman 1977 war film directed by. Feb 15, 2012 this feature is not available right now.
Sep 28, 20 an old forgotten ww2 film staring, robert mitcham, richard burton, rod steiger. Cross of iron is an antiwar film in that it focuses on the average foot soldier, the harshness of his daily existence, and the horrors inflicted on him by war. A description of tropes appearing in cross of iron. Breakthrough 1979 richard burton, robert mitchum full. Here is the list of top 10 highest grossing hollywood movies of all time. Iron cross cast and crew, iron cross hollywood movie cast.
Hollywood legend james mason coming to the end of his remarkable career when he made cross of iron as a war weary senior officer is truly memorable. They return to base to find a new commander, traditional prussian captain hauptmann stransky maximilian schell, who wants only one thing from his command, an iron cross to maintain his family honor. Cross of iron 1977 vintage original movie poster u. By clicking i agree when using the cinemark movie rewards program webpage at cinemark. Cross of iron depicts the brutal collapse of the wehrmacht. An old forgotten ww2 film staring, robert mitcham, richard burton, rod steiger. Cross of iron is not a musical but it makes me wanta sing it seems to me ive seen that war before, only without so much blood and gore. It was absolutely worth sitting in that little west hollywood theater to see this film. Hollywood legend james mason coming to the end of his remarkable. Top 10 highest grossing hollywood movies of all time. Apart from some discrepancies with some of the guns used in the film, cross of iron is a wellmade antiwar message movie that depicts soldiers as real men dreaming about surviving, getting home, and having sex. This anglogerman production is a really fantastic war movie set in eastern front during ii world war.
Cross of iron is a masterpiece, one of the greatest antiwar, antiauthoritarian movies. Sergeant rolf steiner james coburn, as an officer at the hospital notes, has been highly decorated. All sorts of gimmicks have been used and to good use too. Cross of iron official trailer restoration of a classic youtube. May 21, 2016 cross of iron is a world war ii film from 1977 directed by sam peckinpah. Cross of iron is a 1977 war film directed by sam peckinpah, featuring james coburn, maximilian schell, james mason and david warner. The scene is set for a graphic portrayal of the horrors of war and of the conflict between two men of differing backgrounds. Angloemi londonrapid film munichterra filmkunst west. Allstarcinetextemi films cross of iron is unusual among second world war movies in that the germans are the heroes, though it carefully. The film is set on the eastern front in world war ii during thesoviets caucasus operations against the wehrmachts kuban bridgehead on the taman peninsula in late 1943. It is one of director sam peckinpahs two finest works the other being the wild bunch. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
In this sequel to sam peckinpahs film cross of iron german sergeant steiner gets involved in antihitler conspiracy, and saves the life of an american colonel. These men dream about survival, peace, sex and home. Cross of iron was a joint anglogerman production between emi films and itc entertainment of london and rapid films gmbh from munich. Aug 20, 2016 49 videos play all cross of iron 1977 full movie sewisajdejosadam miosakdeieieosako good morning vietnam best scenes duration. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing cross of iron near you. Extramovies extra movies extramovie 720p movies, 1080p. Iron cross cast and crew check out hollywood movie iron cross cast and crew details, star cast information. Director sam peckinpah captures the life of the german wehrmacht during the retreat from russia. A great story, fine acting, doesnt mean a movie will make it to the big screen.