Product ReviewsCross of Iron (VHS, 1998)

Cross of Iron

The popular thinking is that the German soldier was a genocidal lunatic and while fantasy, this movie is more enlightening than most. Hard to see a WW2 movie that doesn't portray the German as a "Colonel Klink" or a "Sgt.Schultz' type. Truth is the Germans are very,very inventive and clever. The thing in WW2 is that the allies -namely the Brits-broke the Germans' secret codes which helped result in the loss of WW2. A very serious contributing factor.
But this movie is otherwise accurate with the Russian T-34 tanks and Russian behavior otherwise as well as German behavior here.
The idea that a German captain came to the Eastern front just to win the "iron cross' is a bit stretching it as after a point factually; anyone on the Eastern front would get one just for showing up as evidenced in the movie 'Stalingrad".
And yes there was factually a ton of politics involved in WW2 on the German side. This movie is accurate in so far as that goes with a jealous and resentful captain trying to get rid of Steiner; the sergeant, newly promoted who "hates all officers". But is still a soldier and acts accordingly. I love the relationship with that hot nurse and all the fight scenes makes this my favorite WW2 movie.Read full review...

great anti war film with major stars

execellent war film that came out in 1960 and is concideres the best anti war film since all quite on the western front.

Good

Good

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: mr.gooders