| Edition |
Widescreen special edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 132 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, aspect ratio 1.78:1, Dolby digital. |
| Cast |
James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason, David Warner, Senta Berger. |
| Credits |
Music, Ernest Gold ; editors, Tony Lawson, Michael Ellis ; director of photography, John Coquillon. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1977. |
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Based on the novel by Willi Heinrich. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Summary |
Centers on Corporal Steiner, an accomplished but war-weary combat veteran, leading a group of German soldiers on the Russian front. Steiner gets replaced by Stransky who's only goal is to get the iron cross, Germany's highest medal. |
| Note |
Special features: audio commentary by film scholar Stephen Prince, author of Savage cinema: Sam Peckinpath and the rise of ultraviolent movie ; original theatrical trailer ; photo gallery of German lobby cards. |
| Contents |
Special features: Anamorphic widescreen presentation -- Audio commentary by film scholar Stephen Prince, author of Savage Cinema --Original theatrical trailer -- Photo gallery of German lobby cards -- Language: English, French. |
| Language |
English and French language soundtracks. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Iron Cross -- Drama.
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Soldiers -- Germany -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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War films.
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Historical films.
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Action and adventure films.
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| Added Author |
Peckinpah, Sam, 1925-1984.
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Winitsky, Alex.
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Sellers, Arlene.
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Epstein, Julius J., 1909-2000.
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Kelley, Walter.
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Hamilton, James.
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Coburn, James.
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Schell, Maximilian.
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Mason, James, 1909-1984.
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Warner, David, 1941-2022
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Berger, Senta, 1941-
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Heinrich, Willi, 1920-2005.
Willing flesh.
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Hen's Tooth Video (Firm)
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| Note |
Also known as: Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz |
| Standard No. |
759731410229 |
| Music No. |
4102 Hen's Tooth Video |
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