Cross of Iron

Cross of Iron
Cross of Iron
	British quad format film poster
Directed by	Sam Peckinpah
Screenplay by	Julius Epstein; James Hamilton; Walter Kelley;
Based on	The Willing Flesh; by Willi Heinrich
Produced by	Alex Winitsky; Arlene Sellers; Wolf C. Hartwig;
Starring	James Coburn; Maximilian Schell; James Mason; David Warner; Senta Berger;
Cinematography	John Coquillon
Edited by	Michael Ellis; Tony Lawson;
Music by	Ernest Gold
Production; companies	Anglo-EMI Productions; Rapid Film; Terra-Filmkunst; ITC Entertainment;
Distributed by	EMI Films (United Kingdom); Constantin Film (West Germany);
Release dates	28 January 1977 (West Germany); 8 March 1977 (United Kingdom);
Running time	133 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; West Germany
Language	English
Budget	$6,000,000
Box office	$1,509,000

Cross of Iron (German: Steiner – Das Eiserne Kreuz, lit. "Steiner – The Iron Cross") is a 1977 war film directed by Sam Peckinpah, featuring James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason and David Warner. Set on the Eastern Front in World War II during the Soviets' Caucasus operations against the German Kuban bridgehead on the Taman Peninsula in late 1943, the film focuses on the class conflict between a newly arrived, aristocratic Prussian officer who covets winning the Iron Cross and a cynical, battle-hardened infantry NCO.

An international co-production between British and West German financiers, the film's exteriors were shot on location in Yugoslavia.

^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 296. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada