Cross of Iron

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Sam Peckinpah wearing a patterned headband looks through a film camera viewfinder while directing Cross of Iron. Another crew member is partially visible in the background.

Cross of Iron

film by Peckinpah [1977]

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The antiwar Cross of Iron (1977) was an uneven production that featured intense action sequences but lacked focus. The acting, however, was noteworthy, with Coburn, Maximilian Schell, and James Mason as German soldiers fighting on the Russian front in 1943. Peckinpah next made Convoy (1978), which was…
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The antiwar Cross of Iron (1977) was an uneven production that featured intense action sequences but lacked focus. The acting, however, was noteworthy, with Coburn, Maximilian Schell, and James Mason as German soldiers fighting on the Russian front in 1943. Peckinpah next made Convoy (1978), which was…
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