Film record

Cross of Iron

1977Feature film132 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
Australia · United Kingdom · Germany
Languages
English · German · Russian
Genres
drama film · war film

Credits

Cinematography

John Coquillon — Cinematography

Direction

Sam Peckinpah — Directing

Music

Ernest Gold — Music composition

Cast

James Coburn — Acting (Rolf Steiner)
Maximilian Schell — Acting (Hauptmann Stransky)
James Mason — Acting (Oberst Brandt)
David Warner — Acting (Hauptmann Kiesel)
Senta Berger — Acting (Eva)
Klaus Löwitsch — Acting (Unteroffizier Krüger)
Vadim Glowna — Acting (Schütze Kern)
Dieter Schidor — Acting (Schütze Anselm)
Véronique Vendell — Acting (Marga)
Slavko Štimac — Acting (Russian Boy)
Arthur Brauss — Acting (Schütze Zoll)
Burkhard Driest — Acting (Schütze Maag)
Fred Stillkrauth — Acting (Obergefreiter Karl Schnurrbart Reisenauer)
Igor Galo — Acting (Leutnant Meyer)
Michael Nowka — Acting (Schütze Dietz)
Roger Fritz — Acting (Leutnant Triebig)
Robert Riettii — Acting
Sonja Jeannine — Acting
Adolf Hitler — Acting (Self (archive footage))
Demeter Bitenc — Acting (Capt. Pucher)
Vladan Živković — Acting (Wolf)
Bata Kameni — Acting (Gefreiter Joseph Keppler)
Hermina Pipinić — Acting (Russian Major)

Production

Wolf C. Hartwig — Production

Writing

Julius J. Epstein — Screenwriting
James Hamilton — Screenwriting
Documented participation

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Releases by territory

United Kingdom · Original release
28 Jan 1977Checked 29 Sep 2026
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