Cross OfIron
"Cross Of Iron is the only war film directed by master fimmaker Sam Peckinpah. With the same tenacity and style he brought to such classics as The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs and The Getaway,Peckinipah delivers a riveting and violent tale of men on the front lines of battle. Set in 1943, this explosive epic centers on Corporal Steiner (James Coburn of Eraser), an accomplished but war-weary combat veteran leading a group German soldiers on the Russian front. Steiner's authority comes under attack when Captain Stransky (maximilian Schell of Deep Impact) takes over the command of his troops. A prussian aristocrat, Stransky has one goal in mind: to win the coveted Iron Cross, Germany's highest medal, at any cost. The two military aces soon face off in intense and deadly battle of wills.

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