Cross of iron [videorecording] / Arlene Sellers and Alex Winitsky present ; screenplay by Julius Epstein, Walter Kelley, James Hamilton ; produced by Alex Winitsky and Arlene Sellers ; directed by Sam Peckinpah ; an Anglo-German co-production of Anglo-EMI Productions Ltd. London, England and Rapid Film GmbH Munich andTerra Filmkunst GmbH Berlin.
James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, Senta Berger, James Mason, David Warner, Klaus Löwitsch, Vadim Glowna. Based on the novel "The cross of iron" by Willi Heinrich. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1977. "Catalog #4065." Includes photo gallery.
Summary:
A battle-hardened German sergeant tries to hold his platoon together on the Russian front during WWII. Not only must he try to hold his platoon together, but he must deal with his commander, a glory seeker, who wants to be awarded Germany's highest medal of honor, the "Cross of Iron."
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