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...
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
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 !
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. 🙂
@@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.
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
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.
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.
@@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.
@@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!.
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, ....!!!!!!!
@@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.
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.
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!.
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!
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.
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 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" ............
I was searching for this picture long Time ago. Forbidden in TH-cam 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.
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.
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!
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.
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!
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 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?
@@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?
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.
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. 🙄
Movie is maded in Yugoslavia, young russian prisoner is Yugoslavian acter Slavko Shtimac, luthenet is also yugposlavian acter. All is recorded in Vojvodina - Serbia.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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 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.
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.
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.
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. 😊
This cross of iron is the gold standard of what war films are.
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'...
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 !
it had nothing for a budget. !!
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...
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!
Exactly. Particularly if our politicians are not given tests for drugs before work. Hitler and many of his henchmen were addicted to hard drugs.
Walter---both Hitler and Steiner died in the book. The last page. FYI
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…
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.
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 👍👍❤
gonna re watch at work.....some night have seen before but long time ago
This was always shown late at night on UK TV and i would always fall asleep before the end.
@@englishnature7850 have to watch to the end, wraps up the whole movie
With oak leaves, swords, and diamonds?
@@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.
Czechoslavakia, not Poland.
I want that book!
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!
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.
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 !
1977. But yeah, brilliant film.
sorry but i inform you that it was 1977
Peck was top notch ole chap
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. 🙂
@@Skinny_Karlos so was i :)
Iconic ww2 movie- doesn't get any better.
Best war film of the last century!!😊
Without any doubt!
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.
they never did
this is from Yugoslavia
@@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.
@@dannyv2468va2Coburn is excellent
@@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
Stalingrad is pretty good as well.
"we're sinking"
@@OneofInfinity. yes you’re right.
The Stalingrad movie was a bit shit. Downfall (Der Untergang) on the other hand, is an absolute masterpiece.
@@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.
It was financed by Hollywood and starred an American and was directed by an American.
It was called: "Steiner - das Eiserne Kreuz"
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.
@@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.
@@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.
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, ....!!!!!!!
Sam Peckinpah was a rebel Director
Peckinpah was a Marine but as far as I know not a combat veteran but he would have been trained by real combat experts.
@@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.
Stupendo!!
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.
I saw it in 1977, uncensored
@@JohnSmith-un9jm Same the crowd was small but everyone liked it.
how many came out of the cinema humming Hanshen klein ?
@@totenvt Demarcation
@@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.
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!
me too
I’ll show you where the Iron Crosses Grow ❤
IT IS STILL ONE OF THE BEST ANTI WAR FILMS!
It's one of the best films, ever.
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.
Yeah, this alongside Play Dirty, the Hill and Come and See. My top antiwar pictures.😅
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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.
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.
I have the cd original. They cut about six minutes out. Won't watch this.
@@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" ............
-Steiner. how do i reload?!?
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 TH-cam 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.
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
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".
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!!!
I agree with you !
"Stalingrad" or "Enemy At The Gates", "A Bridge Too Far" or "Band Of Brothers"...too many choices to be fair.
@@TB-zf7we Kanal is another one
I forgot how violent this movie was. Sam didn’t hold back on the gun play.
When did he ever?
One of the great movies in my Youth Years. Fantastic aktor and great times
Glad to finally see this movie again. It's been year's.
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.
Welcome home!!!!!!!! Thanx for everything.Both of you!!!!!!!PTSD sucks, but there is peace,honest.
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!
I understand brother. God bless you.
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.
@@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.
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
stop blaming the germans it shows utter ignorance.
@@bexhill8777 Extreme Left against Extreme Right both never worked UK and USA in the middle Democracy !!
@@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?
@@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
Hollywood never made films like this Peckinpah did👍
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.
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 😃😃😃
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.
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.
losers not loosers
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.
5 million iron crosses were awarded in ww2 some no doubt for peeling potatoes 😅😅😅
This version is censored from the the original 1977 film however.
@@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 😂
For me it is the best war movie and it is one of my best favorites
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.
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!
"God is the Devil. He just doesn't know it." Feber Steiner.
Not Feber..... Feldwebel!
@@petermuller7681 Danke! Es tut mir leid. I saw the movie in the 1970s. Mein gedanken ist schlecht.
Very good war film accurate in a lot of ways extremely realistic it shows people are the same everywhere
How true, the final quote.
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.