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Dominican Rep. Cross of Iron
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War
Director Sam Peckinpah's only war movie, "Cross of Iron", is filmed from the perspective of German soldiers lost in a hopeless cause on World War II's Eastern Front. Sergeant Steiner (James Coburn), a well respected squad leader, and his ragged group of soldiers face not only hordes of Russian infantry and tanks, but the deadly personal agenda of glory-seeker Captain Stransky (Maximilian Schell) as well.
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"'Cross of Iron' is Mr. Peckinpah's least interesting, least personal film in years, a hysterically elaborate (...) There's not a decent performance in the entire film" | NEG |
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United States |
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"Cross of Iron more than anything else affirms director Sam Peckinpah's prowess as an action filmmaker" | POS |
United Kingdom |
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"Samuel Peckinpah drank four bottles of whisky a day while filming his only war movie, but clearly it did nothing to diminish the power of his last masterpiece" | POS |
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United States |
TV Guide | "Shot superbly by cinematographer Coquillon, the film shows war as hideously brutal, inglorious, and insane." | POS |
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United Kingdom |
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"Cross of Iron is an atmospheric, unflinching tale of the German retreat, though its sedate pace holds it back from greatness." | POS |
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