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.
CountryGermany / Great Britain
Runtime1 hour 59 minutes
Production year1977
World premiereJanuary 29, 1977
Release date
February 10, 1977
Australia
MA 15+
August 26, 1982
Belgium
September 15, 1977
Colombia
April 25, 1977
Denmark
15
April 8, 1977
Finland
K-18
September 25, 2015
France
January 29, 1977
Germany
16
February 10, 1977
Great Britain
15
January 18, 1978
Greece
15
February 5, 1982
Hong Kong
February 25, 1977
Ireland
18
September 16, 1977
Italy
February 12, 2000
Japan
January 26, 1978
Mexico
April 21, 1977
Netherlands
June 24, 1977
Norway
15
September 29, 1978
Portugal
March 1, 1978
Spain
June 26, 1977
Sweden
15
November 1, 1977
Turkey
May 20, 1977
USA
R
Also known as
Cross of Iron, La cruz de hierro, Croix de fer, Järnkorset, Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz, A Cruz de Ferro, A Grande Batalha, Crucea de fier, Cruz de Ferro, Das geduldige Fleisch, Gelezinis kryzius, Gvozdeni krst, Jernkorset, Jernkorset - og sergent Steiner, La creu de ferro, La croce di ferro, Raudrist, Rautaristi, Sargeant Steiner, Sensô no harawata, Şeref madalyası, Steiner, Vaskereszt, Żelazny krzyż, Železný kríž, Železný kříž, Zeljezni kriz, Ο Σιδηρούς Σταυρός, Железен кръст, Железный крест, 戦争のはらわた