Review of Cross of Iron (1977) by Kirk B — 15 Nov 2006
Possibly the best war film ever made. As Corporal Steiner, Coburn maages to balance his effortless cool with a sense of weariness that really emphasises the pointless nature of their situation. Maximillian Schell is tremendous as the pompous and insecure aristocrat desperate to earn what Steiner has even though Steiner himself never wanted it.
The film features the same balletic violence assosciated with all of Peckinpah's work but, far from glamourising war, it only serves to emphasise its brutalitly. The ending perfectly encapsulates the sheer madness of it all.
This review of Cross of Iron (1977) was written by Kirk B on 15 Nov 2006.
Cross of Iron has generally received positive reviews.
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