It is 1943, and the German army—ravaged and demoralised—is hastily retreating from the Russian front. In the midst of the madness, conflict brews between the aristocratic yet ultimately pusillanimous Captain Stransky and the courageous Corporal Steiner. Stransky is the only man who believes that the Third Reich is still vastly superior to the Russian army. However, within his pompous persona lies a quivering coward who longs for the Iron Cross so that he can return to Berlin a hero. Steiner, on the other hand is cynical, defiantly non-conformist and more concerned with the safety of his own men rather than the horde of military decorations offered to him by his superiors.
Cross of Iron has generally received positive reviews.
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Cross of Iron was released in 1977 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 264 reviews, giving Cross of Iron (1977) an average rating of 74%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 63%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Cross of Iron than critics were.
With a score of 74%, Cross of Iron is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1977, which stands at 59%.
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