Review of Cross of Iron (1977) by Olivier G — 17 Nov 2011
A very powerful, efficient and subtle analysis on violence and human condition, that has unfairly been forgotten over the years. Welles deemed it "the best war film about the ordinary enlisted man since All Quiet on the Western Front".
Peckinpah's pushes his analysis through originally archetypal characters who quickly appear in fact, as nuanced, conflicted human beings. A must see feature, that probably influenced Oliver Stone's Platoon (1986).
This review of Cross of Iron (1977) was written by Olivier G on 17 Nov 2011.
Cross of Iron has generally received positive reviews.
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