Cross of Iron
1977 · 132 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 30,239 VOTES · DIR. Sam Peckinpah
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,037 lines
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00:04:17 This is Regiment 2 headquarters calling Corporal Steiner
00:10:54 Actually it's exactly what my commanding officer in France
00:13:31 but he's a first rate soldier
00:19:34 Corporal Steiner?
00:22:31 No, sir Why not?
00:25:32 You forget we're in reconnaissance platoon?
00:28:40 whom we' II all meet shortly
00:32:12 Come on, Triebig
00:35:17 Natural body oils combined with dirt
00:40:52 Dead? Is he dead? Go to the battalion
00:46:58 Any residual effects?
00:53:22 You want to come along or are you doing alright?
00:58:33 Yes, sir
01:02:02 But Kant and Schubert were exceptions
01:07:30 Quite clear, sir
01:10:50 stealing the laurels which properly belong to the man
01:14:51 Don't leave just yet Now listen to me
01:24:29 he will get his Iron Cross and stroll all around Paris
01:33:34 Come on, you hear me? Don't hide from me
01:39:40 Get the women outside We're leaving
01:43:34 Do you think they' II ever forgive us for what we've done?
01:49:48 You and I share the weapon
01:55:04 We're sorry
02:04:32 How do I reload? Steiner!