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 premiere29 January 1977
Release date
10 February 1977
Australia
MA 15+
26 August 1982
Belgium
15 September 1977
Colombia
25 April 1977
Denmark
15
8 April 1977
Finland
K-18
25 September 2015
France
29 January 1977
Germany
16
10 February 1977
Great Britain
15
18 January 1978
Greece
15
5 February 1982
Hong Kong
25 February 1977
Ireland
18
16 September 1977
Italy
12 February 2000
Japan
26 January 1978
Mexico
21 April 1977
Netherlands
24 June 1977
Norway
15
29 September 1978
Portugal
1 March 1978
Spain
26 June 1977
Sweden
15
1 November 1977
Turkey
20 May 1977
USA
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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