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◎Title Cross of Iron

◎Chinese name Iron Cross Medal/Heroic Blood

◎Era 1977

◎Country United Kingdom/ Yugoslavia/West Germany

◎Category Drama/Action/War

◎Language English

◎IMDB rating 7.3/10 (2,591 votes)

◎Length 132 Min

◎Directed by Sam Peckinpah

◎Starring James Mason .... Col. Brandt

James Coburn .... Sgt. Rolf Steiner

Senta Berger .... Eva

Maximilian Schell ... . Capt. Stransky

David Warner .... Capt. Kiesel

Arthur Brauss .... Zoll

Burkhard Driest ... . Maag

Roger Fritz .... Triebig

◎Introduction

Different from "At the Gate" and "U-571" that the audience is familiar with, this film starts from The German perspective reviews a bloody experience on the Eastern battlefield in 1943, centering around a war-weary veteran and an aristocratic officer whose life goal was to obtain the Iron Cross. Several contests between the two men represented the two mentalities of the German army at that time, and also revealed the ultimate direction of the war...

In 1943, on the German battlefield, German Captain Stransky had just been raped. As a squadron leader, he wanted to win the German Army's highest honor, the Iron Cross. The captain wanted to promote Steiner, who was good at fighting, but Steiner disdained promotion and honors. The captain was so angry that he sent him to the front line, where Steiner's men killed each other in the melee. Steiner was furious, braved enemy fire, and pursued the captain for revenge...

The bloody battlefield is reproduced from the perspective of human nature. In special moments of crazy extremes, human nature will show its best or most despicable side. The same goes for the Germans. The war brought great pain and caused profound thinking. The war was started by people, and there is no need for us to forget its cruelty and devastation!

Comment: Although this film is the only war film by the American film master and "violent cowboy" Sam Peckinpah, he can still show the western complex of "Blood on the Blue Sand" style. Incisively and vividly. The war scenes in the film are real, violent, and full of beauty. It is worth mentioning that this film is also one of the masterpieces of "screen tough guy" James Coburn, who passed away not long ago. The sense of survival in an extremely difficult environment is enough to move the viewer.