@@paulskehan693 My dad rented this a long time ago (90s) and I kind of forgot about it, but then I remembered it when I started using RUclips back in the day. Then when I was talking to a friend of mine who was a big war buff, I asked him if he'd ever seen this movie, and he said no. I sent him a clip of the last few minutes of the movie and he messaged me back afterwards. "Wow."
@colbyjames7205 "The Cross of Iron is one of my favourite films of all time, perhaps the best Sam Peckinpah film ever," You need to see The Wild Bunch and Ride the High Country.
an absolutely brutal film that portrays many of the horrors and futility of war from the losing sides perspective without robbing dignity or falsly glorifying it, but what is amazing about the film beyond the acting, story and music is the snap shot pictures at the end of the film
when i was very young and watched this film, all i though of it, was a good war movie, just recently i have watched it again, and in such a deep way did it effect me, that i was brought to tears, the ethical values within it where so deeply thinking, this new view came about with me attend college this past couple of years and doing philosophy
I saw it at the theater with my friend and his parents and didn't appreciate it. We just laughed at the scene with the lady. It is a classic. Shell, Mason, and Coburn they are amazing.
I always felt that the opening bit of the film was genius. It really shows it was written by someone who lived there. The absurdity duality of "wheat fields and blonde children" going hand-in-hand with a nation in total war and soldiering being the highest valued profession was perfectly shown with the almost surreal children's song blending with the artillery shelling.
A great movie...even if you think that the director was drunk and the whole movie was underfunded...but somehow, the 1960s and 1970s made the best war-movies ever. From Waterloo to Steiner to Battle of Britain to a Bridge too far to Tora, Tora, Tora....
That ending never leaves you. Him laughing while the whole world goes to hell descending into madness. Another good one from the 80s that gets overlooked is The Siege of Firebase Gloria.
Berthold Brecht's quote and the ending montage + Gold's music were absolutely chilling. "Don't yet rejoice in his defeat, you men. Although the world stood up and stopped the bastard, the bitch that bore him is in heat again."
Song at the beginning of Cross of Iron is a German children's song called, "Hanschen Klein". Words to 1st verse are: Hänschen klein Geht allein In die weite Welt hinein. Stock und Hut Steht im gut, Ist gar wohlgemut. Aber Mama weinet sehr, Hat ja nun kein Hänschen mehr! "Wünsch dir Glück!" Sagt ihr Blick, "Kehr' nur bald zurück!" Words to the whole song are easily found by searching on line. Very catchy tune actually, cleverly spliced into German martial music.
@@oleopathic Ummmm ... I reckon this depends on a person's individual interpretation. I believe the symbolic meaning of mixing of a classic German children's song with martial music associated with war, is meant to signify loss of innocence, especially given the actions of the Nazis and the scenario on the Russian Front. But that's just my opinion ... I'm sure others have different views.
Read the books of SVEN HASSEL. He passed away in 2012. A WWII veteran but not a NAZI.His books are very interesting,for example The Legion Of The Damned. Cross of Iron, a great film. The war in all its horror. One of my faves.
+Giorgio Marchese I have read them all. the first one was mote casino, Which was from my uncle. I read itt in my brothers car and thought itt flowing words.
There was a limited CD relese by Kritzerland a few years back, but that went out of print ages ago. Currently it is not available for purchase outside of the second hand market... or torrents.
Sargeant Steiner ( Actor James Coburn) : Didn't your Fuhrer say that all class distinctions were to be abolished? Captain Stransky ( Actor Maximilian Schell ): I'm an officer of the Wehrmacht. I've never been a party member. I'm a Prussian aristocrat and I don't want to be put into the same category. Sargeant Steiner: So we agree for once. Good. Captain Stransky: But he is still our Fuhrer Sargeant Steiner: Unfortunately. Captain Stransky: This is a different question sergeant. That's not up to us to judge. Sargeant Steiner: Why do you want it so badly? It's just a worthless piece of metal. Look! Captain Stransky: It's not worthless to me. Sargeant Steiner: Why is it so important to you. Tell me captain, why? Captain Stransky: Sergeant,if i go back without the iron Cross, I couldn't face my family. Sargeant Steiner: [BOMB EXPLODING] Personally, sir, I don't feel you deserve the Iron Cross.
Just keep in mind those poor men suffered horribly, the worst part is they knew they were losing and they did their best, got to give them some credit. They had so much against them, even the weather a lot of the causalities were from exposure to cold. I have a friend who's grandfather was on the eastern front, and he lost three toes to frostbite, it wasn't worth it at all, not for all the men who perished in that.
My Grandfather was a Tommy pow in Stalags in Germany /Poland for 6 years. He often mentioned the cold winters and frostbite Tommies endured. He said the Germans were reasonable with British troops and there was no brutality. The Germans didn't like swearing though.
It's small odds that he got out! Soviet encirclement was very tight. And Soviet labor camps murderous. He's a very lucky man indeed. Hopefully he didnt retreat to Berlin in spring 1945 as Soviets dished out final torturous blow there.
Sgt. Steiner (James Coburn) It's all an accident, an accident of hands. Mine, others, all without mind, from one extreme to another, but neither works nor will ever. Yet we stand here in the middle of no man's land. Me and you. (As he is releasing a captured young Russian soldier)
@@hitkill2 Death itself is natural. Sometimes how we get there is not genuine. As in this poster, the officer was chasing a dream, putting others in harms way.
Wonderful movie. Wonderful music. "You want to get drunk? Go ahead! Get drunk in the middle of all this s...t! There's a Russian bullet waiting for you, too!"
I .am sure after seeing the Fall of Saigon in Vietnam War: the cruelty of all wars. I have never seen the powerful of North Vietnamese Army, the cruelty of war images. Always is the same. Politics doesn´t understand the real situation on battlefields !. Each soldier is only a number and not a man. Thanks to RUclips I am revising all the Battles of World War One. And I have found out that soldiers and civilian people in the battle are like sheeps.
Politicians are detached. They are comfortable in their mansions and yachts. They drink wine and dance. Yet the regular person must endure his peers on battlefield, who like himself, are regular people forced to kill to survive. Truly war is a battle of politicians playing with paper armies, with the real armies bearing consequences of the politicians' action or inaction. The true villains are the politicians of democratic, communist, and other nations. They are the criminals at the top.
Joaquín Yániz Lascurain but who funds these wars ? How many American Corporation actively particpated in funding and suppling the materials to wage war. But the historians don't like to go there. Now do they. Just look at the records of the Numberg Trial. This court exposed this hypocrisy in history.No American was tried for war crimes against humanity. So they keep funding and suppling both sides with the capabilities to wage war against each other.
chris hassan Aaw, c'mon ! As much as I can blame america, before them, it was British Petroleum or French empire. The true hypocrisy is that as long as you are winning you will never be on trial for anything, whatever crime you've done.
Charloteaux Valérian Je t´ai répondu en Anglais ça fait peu de temps. J´ai vu Dien Bien Fu battle and the Fall of Saigon et j´ai truové l´horreur et le drame dans toutes ces guerres et alors, que font le politiciens hors de la vérité du champ de bataille ?. Les soldats et les civiles devienent innocents comme les brebis.
***** I am very surprised about the aim of the last movies of war, because recently, I have seen Band of Brothers, . Furthermore, and specially in the movie of Hearts of Iron, about the Fury´s Sherman tank´s story, I am living a hate against german people. I am sure that german soldiers fought very well at war. For me, they weren´t guilty of crimes of war. I am not agree with this point of view, which devil was only living in Germany during World War II.
Interesting trivial fact that the poster of this superb film depicts a dead SS trooper (eagle on arm) whereas the whole film bar one character )who get's his just desserts) are Wehrmacht and not SS detachments.
Thanks for posting this! Great movie! "Steiner 2" with Richard Burton taking over as Steiner was a total failure. Problem with the poster is that it portrays a Waffen SS soldier where as Steiner and the rest were soldiers of the Heer (Army). "I will show you where the Iron Crosses grow" (Steiner to Stransky), referes to the graveyards where the headstones of the fallen were carved with the Iron Cross surmounting the soldiers information.
+Kubelwagen41 I am agree with you!. Where the Crosses of Iron grow , at the last moment in the movie when there is a duel between Steiner and Stransky on the battle field for showing to Stransky the site concretely where they grow .
The average German soldier fought for the fatherland and were now the troops that destroyed the Jews and the citizens of villages for whatever excuse there was. That was the SS and the Gestapo were responsible. Many of the SS units were front line forces and were involved in the acts of the Gestapo. Yes the average German soldier became a victim of Hitler's madness as well.
+Aubrey Young Actually, a lot of average german soldiers were involved in crimes of war against civilians or prisoners of war on Eastern front especially. Separating Gestapo and SS on the one side and Wehrmacht on the other side doesn't seem a very fair vision of what happened actually.
+karlotter68 Dear Sir, in all fighting branches of German army, war crimes were comitted, Kriegsmarine, by killing craft of sunk tankers, Luftwaffe by bombing civilians on the road or Wehrmacht by killing unlawfully people on Eastern and Western front. Non-fighting units like Feldgendarmerie were also involved in unlawful killings on Eastern front. This is documented. BUT, there is a lot to say about what was done by the Allies like Dresden or Hiroshima bombings that could be considered also as an act of crime against civilians. Rapes and murders by Western armies remains a relatively underexplored subject, at least on Western front. Nothing against German Army, I'm just using what I know from fellas like Karl Bartz or Pierre Clostermann which were directly involved in then conflict. Best regards.
Good compilation of the "Cross of Iron" soundtrack. However, I suggest you make it an excellent compilation by adding in Steiner's platoon singing "In Meiner Kompanie" (AnneMarie), with (I think) Kurt Maag playing the harmonica- great German Army song pre-dating Nazi era. Great soundtrack, okay film, fantastic book, especially Cassell's unabridged version. One of my faves. I've read it over and over during the past 20 years.
"When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come and see!" Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make men slay each other. To him was given a large sword." Human being never learns from History....
One of the best war movies ever made
Definitely.
Agree 100%
Goes under the Radar though
Extremely underated/unknown !!! A pity really, such a fantastic movie!!!
@@paulskehan693 My dad rented this a long time ago (90s) and I kind of forgot about it, but then I remembered it when I started using RUclips back in the day. Then when I was talking to a friend of mine who was a big war buff, I asked him if he'd ever seen this movie, and he said no. I sent him a clip of the last few minutes of the movie and he messaged me back afterwards. "Wow."
Anti-war, did you mean ?
Steiner is a legend of a character
Un capolavoro di Film. Questa pellicola la adoro...superba colonna sonora. Grande Sam Peckinpah,grazie per averci dato questo tuo gioiello.
"Let me show you where the Iron Cross's grow"...I use that quote when I'm playing golf at some bloody awkward course!
I love that quote! That superficial officer chasing a silly medal while men are dying all around. Brilliant way to put him back in place.
0% CGI here. All human acting. Real, vast sets. Accurate costumes. Thank you, old-world cinema for this gem.
The Cross of Iron is one of my favourite films of all time, perhaps the best Sam Peckinpah film ever,
Junior Bonner is the best.
I agree Cross of Iron...my fav!! Too!!!
@colbyjames7205 "The Cross of Iron is one of my favourite films of all time, perhaps the best Sam Peckinpah film ever,"
You need to see The Wild Bunch and Ride the High Country.
an absolutely brutal film that portrays many of the horrors and futility of war from the losing sides perspective without robbing dignity or falsly glorifying it, but what is amazing about the film beyond the acting, story and music is the snap shot pictures at the end of the film
One of the best films ever and one of the best of Sam Peckinpah's. Amazing opening scene.
when i was very young and watched this film, all i though of it, was a good war movie, just recently i have watched it again, and in such a deep way did it effect me, that i was brought to tears, the ethical values within it where so deeply thinking, this new view came about with me attend college this past couple of years and doing philosophy
patrick murphy
Who’s your favourite philosopher Patrick?
I saw it at the theater with my friend and his parents and didn't appreciate it. We just laughed at the scene with the lady. It is a classic. Shell, Mason, and Coburn they are amazing.
One of the best films that I have ever seen
I always felt that the opening bit of the film was genius. It really shows it was written by someone who lived there. The absurdity duality of "wheat fields and blonde children" going hand-in-hand with a nation in total war and soldiering being the highest valued profession was perfectly shown with the almost surreal children's song blending with the artillery shelling.
Now, is that you, or Sam speaking?
@@MeAbroad2004 Are you sure you commented to the right 6 year old comment?
Very underrated movie, never got the credit it deserved.
Don't forget the cast - Maxmillian Schell, James Mason, Senta Berger, and James Coburn. The supporting actors were also wonderful.
And the great David Warner ¡¡¡. He worked with Peckinpah in The Cable Hogue ballad and Straw dogs
It was a powehouse of actors. Forever memorialized by Peckinpah.
One of the greatest war movies of all time.
Correction: anti-war films.
Superb score for a superb film!
A great movie...even if you think that the director was drunk and the whole movie was underfunded...but somehow, the 1960s and 1970s made the best war-movies ever. From Waterloo to Steiner to Battle of Britain to a Bridge too far to Tora, Tora, Tora....
That ending never leaves you. Him laughing while the whole world goes to hell descending into madness. Another good one from the 80s that gets overlooked is The Siege of Firebase Gloria.
Perfect Music and movie.
superbe film ! ...énorme James Coburn !
Greatest war movie ever , loved watching it as a kid first war movie to make me cry at the end
Watch the Russian movie "Come and See" if you get a chance.
@@biteycat will do thanks for the tip , I take it its a great war movie
@@biteycat Wow. Great recommendation. That’s an excellent anti-war movie. Not for the faint of heart though.
Berthold Brecht's quote and the ending montage + Gold's music were absolutely chilling. "Don't yet rejoice in his defeat, you men. Although the world stood up and stopped the bastard, the bitch that bore him is in heat again."
Quite frightening when you consider what is happening in the USA at present.
Sam Peckinpah....is great director....
The ending of this is probably the one of the funniest moments in any war movie :)
Uh....
Absolutely. “Come with me Stransky, I will show you where the iron crosses grow.”
@@dougieranger Then the dumbass can't even reload his gun. Even Steiner didn't expect him to be *that* incompetent.
Trilha sonora impressionante.
James Coburn... Steiner was a real soldier in this movie.
Parece que houve de fato um Steinner na guerra
Song at the beginning of Cross of Iron is a German children's song called, "Hanschen Klein". Words to 1st verse are:
Hänschen klein
Geht allein
In die weite Welt hinein.
Stock und Hut
Steht im gut,
Ist gar wohlgemut.
Aber Mama weinet sehr,
Hat ja nun kein Hänschen mehr!
"Wünsch dir Glück!"
Sagt ihr Blick,
"Kehr' nur bald zurück!"
Words to the whole song are easily found by searching on line. Very catchy tune actually, cleverly spliced into German martial music.
Please explain symbolic meaning of attaching that song to opening scene.
@@oleopathic Ummmm ... I reckon this depends on a person's individual interpretation. I believe the symbolic meaning of mixing of a classic German children's song with martial music associated with war, is meant to signify loss of innocence, especially given the actions of the Nazis and the scenario on the Russian Front. But that's just my opinion ... I'm sure others have different views.
Some great one liners in this movie
Eu amo essa música.
Una obra maestra
magnifique partition, tres grand film qui m'a marqué des son premier visionnage.
thank you for this legendary soundtrack
Read the books of SVEN HASSEL. He passed away in 2012. A WWII veteran but not a NAZI.His books are very interesting,for example The Legion Of The Damned.
Cross of Iron, a great film. The war in all its horror.
One of my faves.
Have you read Blitzfreeze? Gestapo Assignment?
***** And I
I watched Wheels of Terror last night.
+Giorgio Marchese I have read them all. the first one was mote casino, Which was from my uncle. I read itt in my brothers car and thought itt flowing words.
Great books.
nice music
My Mother's from Austria and she sang this song all the time, she past away at 90 years of age in 4/22/16!!!! !!!
May she rest in peace.
Thank you!
An excellent cinematic juxtaposition.
Damn good movie !!!!
There was a limited CD relese by Kritzerland a few years back, but that went out of print ages ago. Currently it is not available for purchase outside of the second hand market... or torrents.
Very much appreciate your work here J.
GREAT MOVIE!
Sargeant Steiner ( Actor James Coburn) : Didn't your Fuhrer say that all class distinctions were to be abolished?
Captain Stransky ( Actor Maximilian Schell ): I'm an officer of the Wehrmacht. I've never been a party member. I'm a Prussian aristocrat and I don't want to be put into the same category.
Sargeant Steiner: So we agree for once. Good.
Captain Stransky: But he is still our Fuhrer
Sargeant Steiner: Unfortunately.
Captain Stransky: This is a different question sergeant. That's not up to us to judge.
Sargeant Steiner: Why do you want it so badly? It's just a worthless piece of metal. Look!
Captain Stransky: It's not worthless to me.
Sargeant Steiner: Why is it so important to you. Tell me captain, why?
Captain Stransky: Sergeant,if i go back without the iron Cross, I couldn't face my family.
Sargeant Steiner: [BOMB EXPLODING] Personally, sir, I don't feel you deserve the Iron Cross.
Just keep in mind those poor men suffered horribly, the worst part is they knew they were losing and they did their best, got to give them some credit. They had so much against them, even the weather a lot of the causalities were from exposure to cold. I have a friend who's grandfather was on the eastern front, and he lost three toes to frostbite, it wasn't worth it at all, not for all the men who perished in that.
My Grandfather was a Tommy pow in Stalags in Germany /Poland for 6 years. He often mentioned the cold winters and frostbite Tommies endured. He said the Germans were reasonable with British troops and there was no brutality. The Germans didn't like swearing though.
It's small odds that he got out! Soviet encirclement was very tight. And Soviet labor camps murderous. He's a very lucky man indeed.
Hopefully he didnt retreat to Berlin in spring 1945 as Soviets dished out final torturous blow there.
@@user-pr9fi8zf2z It’s incredible that they built factories to kill people but swearing was distasteful.
@@deltanovember1672 the Holocaust was kept top secret by Nazi high command. The average German did not know it was happening
@@deltanovember1672 Nah, typical western double standard, there are tons.
Sgt. Steiner (James Coburn) It's all an accident, an accident of hands. Mine, others, all without mind, from one extreme to another, but neither works nor will ever. Yet we stand here in the middle of no man's land. Me and you.
(As he is releasing a captured young Russian soldier)
best anti-war movie ever
agreed along with Casualties of War & The Killing Fields.
People don't understand that lol....
croix de fer james coburn sam peckinpah un grand film un chef d'oeuvre
genau ....
Eric Bresson
et n oublions le sosie de Poutine qui se fait mordre les bijoux de famille par une sol date russe.
I Dig the Poster
It's speaks 4 itself
He died in pursuit of a fake goal, lying dead on cold snow.
@@oleopathic death is never associated with anything fake
@@hitkill2 Death itself is natural. Sometimes how we get there is not genuine. As in this poster, the officer was chasing a dream, putting others in harms way.
@@oleopathic yet we never cease to repeat the process over and over again . Death is never in vain .
@@hitkill2 I have it on my bedroom wall
eu também tenho esse filme na minha coleção !um bom filme sim concerteza 👍👍
eu também tinha o livro "A CRUZ DE FERRO".eu emprestei a minha professora e nunca mais o vi!😡
@@eliasabreu2311 Foda mano 😢
Steiner!
FANTASTIC
I luv this man!!!
las partes que mas me encantaron
0:00
1:39
4:20
6:40
8:25
9:00
grande Ernest Gold por su musica y Sam Peckinpah por esa gran pelicula
Sgt. Steiner ( James Coburn) Leaving without your Iron Cross Captain!
Muito bom.
Wonderful movie. Wonderful music. "You want to get drunk? Go ahead! Get drunk in the middle of all this s...t! There's a Russian bullet waiting for you, too!"
"You, Captain Stransky, You are the rest of my platoon."
jeebateeba56 Heroic horse's ass.
'DEMARCATION, DEMARCATION!'
Muchas Gracias!!!
A masterpiece
La banda sonora de uno de los filmes bèlicos màs icònicos del cine clàsico.
I .am sure after seeing the Fall of Saigon in Vietnam War: the cruelty of all wars. I have never seen the powerful of North Vietnamese Army, the cruelty of war images. Always is the same. Politics doesn´t understand the real situation on battlefields !. Each soldier is only a number and not a man. Thanks to RUclips I am revising all the Battles of World War One. And I have found out that soldiers and civilian people in the battle are like sheeps.
Politicians are detached. They are comfortable in their mansions and yachts. They drink wine and dance. Yet the regular person must endure his peers on battlefield, who like himself, are regular people forced to kill to survive.
Truly war is a battle of politicians playing with paper armies, with the real armies bearing consequences of the politicians' action or inaction.
The true villains are the politicians of democratic, communist, and other nations. They are the criminals at the top.
Got this movie on Blu-ray a couple of months ago! Great music especially German song played at beginning!🙂🔫🔫🗡️🇩🇪🇷🇺🎼🎼🎶🎶
It’s called Hanschen Klein I think.
I am so jealous would love to see it on blu Ray
great
This film is the reason I own an Iron Cross.
Bought or awarded?
In my opinion it is film of war where we can see the cruelty of all wars. I have also watched others films as Enemy at the gates; Stalingrad; etc.
Joaquín Yániz Lascurain but who funds these wars ? How many American Corporation actively particpated in funding and suppling the materials to wage war. But the historians don't like to go there. Now do they. Just look at the records of the Numberg Trial. This court exposed this hypocrisy in history.No American was tried for war crimes against humanity. So they keep funding and suppling both sides with the capabilities to wage war against each other.
chris hassan Aaw, c'mon ! As much as I can blame america, before them, it was British Petroleum or French empire. The true hypocrisy is that as long as you are winning you will never be on trial for anything, whatever crime you've done.
Charloteaux Valérian Je t´ai répondu en Anglais ça fait peu de temps. J´ai vu Dien Bien Fu battle and the Fall of Saigon et j´ai truové l´horreur et le drame dans toutes ces guerres et alors, que font le politiciens hors de la vérité du champ de bataille ?. Les soldats et les civiles devienent innocents comme les brebis.
Charloteaux Valérian Voire mon opinion ci-dessous, s´il vous plaît.
***** I am very surprised about the aim of the last movies of war, because recently, I have seen Band of Brothers, . Furthermore, and specially in the movie of Hearts of Iron, about the Fury´s Sherman tank´s story, I am living a hate against german people. I am sure that german soldiers fought very well at war. For me, they weren´t guilty of crimes of war. I am not agree with this point of view, which devil was only living in Germany during World War II.
DEEEMAACAATION!
👍♥️👍
Why Did you Asked to Be Relieved From Duty in France?....Col. Brandt (Actor James Mason 1977 film Cross of Iron)
Interesting trivial fact that the poster of this superb film depicts a dead SS trooper (eagle on arm) whereas the whole film bar one character )who get's his just desserts) are Wehrmacht and not SS detachments.
and we are in the same way again
An excellent mix of Hansen Kleine and the Marschlied der russiches brefeiungsarme, (Little Hans and Marchsong of the russian liberation army)
The soundtrack was originally composed by Ernest Gold, but someone took that composition and made it into "Russian Liberation Army March".
Thanks for posting this! Great movie! "Steiner 2" with Richard Burton taking over as Steiner was a total failure. Problem with the poster is that it portrays a Waffen SS soldier where as Steiner and the rest were soldiers of the Heer (Army). "I will show you where the Iron Crosses grow" (Steiner to Stransky), referes to the graveyards where the headstones of the fallen were carved with the Iron Cross surmounting the soldiers information.
+Kubelwagen41 I am agree with you!. Where the Crosses of Iron grow , at the last moment in the movie when there is a duel between Steiner and Stransky on the battle field for showing to Stransky the site concretely where they grow .
one of the best II.WW movies ever ...
it was the film which must took cross of iron
自衛隊に入隊した時には、この
スタイナー軍曹に憧れました😊
どんな状況でも分隊を指揮して
戦い続ける姿に憧れましたが
配属先は、今で言う情報科でした～
しかし部隊内でのロシア語教育は
授業の開始から日本語禁止でしたから😅
この映画こそ戦争映画の最高峰。文句があるとしたら本編がドイツ語ではなく英語で作られたこと。
good sountrack...
Una película de culto para todos los cinéfilos.
Does anyone know where to get this film. All of these comments have intrigued me--made me want to see the actual film. Cheers.
fine...
Mi. Piscerre. Vexerlo. Su. Iu tube. Completo. In italiano. E. Bellissimo. Film. Grazie a. Pagamento
In title about 2 second scene who was firing ?..(german general)
Chilling movie poster
Where can I buy the Cd???
Discogs.
The Cross Of Iron soundtrack is available for purchase on eBay.
👍👍👍👍👍
The average German soldier fought for the fatherland and were now the troops that destroyed the Jews and the citizens of villages for whatever excuse there was. That was the SS and the Gestapo were responsible. Many of the SS units were front line forces and were involved in the acts of the Gestapo. Yes the average German soldier became a victim of Hitler's madness as well.
To be fair fella plenty of Werhmacht troops engaged in unlawful killings of Jews and the populations of Eastern Europe.
+Aubrey Young Actually, a lot of average german soldiers were involved in crimes of war against civilians or prisoners of war on Eastern front especially. Separating Gestapo and SS on the one side and Wehrmacht on the other side doesn't seem a very fair vision of what happened actually.
+François Féat don't talk out of your arse francois, do your home work first
+karlotter68 Dear Sir, in all fighting branches of German army, war crimes were comitted, Kriegsmarine, by killing craft of sunk tankers, Luftwaffe by bombing civilians on the road or Wehrmacht by killing unlawfully people on Eastern and Western front. Non-fighting units like Feldgendarmerie were also involved in unlawful killings on Eastern front. This is documented. BUT, there is a lot to say about what was done by the Allies like Dresden or Hiroshima bombings that could be considered also as an act of crime against civilians. Rapes and murders by Western armies remains a relatively underexplored subject, at least on Western front. Nothing against German Army, I'm just using what I know from fellas like Karl Bartz or Pierre Clostermann which were directly involved in then conflict. Best regards.
None of you seem to have a grasp of this War did to Humanity at all...
so was sam peckinpah
"Steiner! Wo ist Steiner?!"
LARGA VIDA AL PUEBLO ALEMAN...
You are a pilot Erich?
This and Platoon the best.
The dead German in the picture is SS, he has the eagle on his arm. The last warriors of Europe. 33rd SS Division......
The up tempo version of " Es zittern die morschen Knochen" unfortunately not on the LP. 😟
I can hear the german soldiers shriek in front of MG42.
ディメケーション！
シュタイナー！
Does the movie has a japanese voiceover?
Good compilation of the "Cross of Iron" soundtrack. However, I suggest you make it an excellent compilation by adding in Steiner's platoon singing "In Meiner Kompanie" (AnneMarie), with (I think) Kurt Maag playing the harmonica- great German Army song pre-dating Nazi era. Great soundtrack, okay film, fantastic book, especially Cassell's unabridged version. One of my faves. I've read it over and over during the past 20 years.
It's not on the soundtrack album, and likely wouldn't really fit tonally in a suite like this anyway.
+QueenKatz8 I am agree with you. It is my favourite movie.
+QueenKatz8 The are soundtrack is very good. I love this movie. Thank you very much !
Beethoven
QueenKatz8 ふ
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Thank you Germany and especially the fallen who defended Europe against the Bolsheviks. Why do the Americans and English not mention this ?
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I hear a lot of similiarities with the theme from Raiders of the lost Ark in the Finale of this one...
"When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come and see!" Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make men slay each other. To him was given a large sword."
Human being never learns from History....
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War, the second horseman....
kenijaru Indeed.
That isn't history, it's make-believe.
Right out of the Book. Isn't it?
裏切りと地獄。
composição sensacional , mesmo o pessoal da direita estragando com 4 comerciais no meio
Idiotic war while muslims invade europe and russsia we fight eatch other....ffs ...
Do u beleive in god sergeant? I beleive that god is a sadist lol
おはようございます！個人と国の事を公私混同されたアドルフ・ヒトラー、ジャーマンに大被害もたらした。
if philoctete can help hercules he can't for Donald blake
You heroic horses arse