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.
Genre: Drama, Action, History, War
Stars: James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason, David Warner, Klaus Löwitsch, Vadim Glowna
Crew: Sam Peckinpah (Director), Michael Ellis (Editor), Tony Lawson (Editor), Murray Jordan (Editor), John Coquillon (Director of Photography), Ernest Gold (Original Music Composer)
Country: Germany, United Kingdom
Language: Deutsch, English, Français, Pусский
Studio: Rapid Film, EMI Films, Terra-Filmkunst, Alex Winitsky / Arlene Sellers Productions
Runtime: 132 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 29, 1977
IMDb: 3.93
Keywords:hostility, world war ii, battle for power, troops, commander, lieutenant, sergeant, enthusiastic
