Cross of iron is a world war ii film from 1977 directed by sam peckinpah. Cross of iron 1977 a german commander places a squad in extreme danger after its sergeant refuses to lie for him. 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. I watched this film recently and was shocked at the cuts made to it. Cross of iron in 2020 war movies, hero inspiration. Kevin bacon is only the 444th most connected person in hollywood, according to an analysis of imdb data. Cross of iron official trailer restoration of a classic youtube. Overview of cross of iron, 1977, directed by sam peckinpah, with james coburn, maximilian schell, james mason, at turner classic movies.
For though the world stood up and stopped the bastard, the bitch that bore him is in heat again. The starting scene of the sam peckinpahs 1977 cross of iron. Find films and movies featuring sam peckinpah on allmovie. Cross of iron is a 1977 war film directed by sam peckinpah, featuring james coburn, maximilian schell, james mason and david warner.
Hollywood legend james mason coming to the end of his remarkable. It is 1943, and the german army, ravaged and demoralised, are hastily retreating from the russian front. Cross of iron 1977 vintage original movie poster u. The war between nazi germany and the soviet union was the greatest conflict in history. Cross of iron movie set empress miniatures 28mm by jorge faria.
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