Cross of Iron (1977)
| Release Date | 28 January 1977 |
| Budget | $6,000,000 |
| Tagline | The Power of Peckinpah Has Never Been So Real...Or So Brilliant! |
| Genre | Drama, War |
| Country | UKWest Germany |
| Filming Locations | Obrov, Slovenia |
| Language | English, Russian, French, German |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
Cross of Iron is a 1977 German war film directed by Sam Peckinpah, featuring James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason and David Warner. The film is set on the Eastern Front in World War II during the Soviet's Caucasus operations that forced the Wehrmacht to retreat from the Taman Peninsula on the Black Sea in late 1943.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Klaus Löwitsch
Unteroffizier Krüger
Roger Fritz
Leutnant Triebig
Dieter Schidor
Anselm
Burkhard Driest
Schütze Maag
Fred Stillkrauth
Gefreiter Schnurrbart
Michael Nowka
Dietz
Véronique Vendell
Marga
Arthur Brauss
Pg. Zoll
Igor Galo
Leutnant Meyer
Ivica Pajer
-
Nedim Prohic
-
Slavko Stimac
Michail
Vladan Zivkovic
-
Director
Producer
James Hamilton
writer
Willi Heinrich
novel "The Willing Flesh"
Wolf C. Hartwig
producer
Arlene Sellers
producer
Alex Winitsky
producer
Original Music
Ernest Gold
-
Cinematographer
John Coquillon
-
Editor
Michael Ellis
-
Murray Jordan
-
Tony Lawson
-
Production Designer
Brian Ackland-Snow
-
Ted Haworth
-
Art Director
Veljko Despotovic
-
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Milos Antic
assistant director
Bert Batt
assistant director
Chris Carreras
second assistant director
Branislav Brana Srdic
assistant director
Mark Winitsky
third assistant director
Art Department
Harold Michelson
illustrator
Sound Department
David Hildyard
sound mixer
Rodney Holland
sound editor
Ray Merrin
dubbing mixer
Bill Rowe
dubbing mixer
Marton Jankov-Tomica
boom operator
Stunts
Peter Brayham
stunt coordinator
Milan Mitic
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Tony Breeze
assistant camera
Dennis Fraser
key grip
Branko Knez
assistant camera
Lars Looschen
still photographer
Herbert Smith
camera operator
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Josef Satzinger
wardrobe supervisor
Editorial Department
George Akers
assistant editor
Pat Brennan
assistant editor
Ronny Reyer
assistant editor
Mark Winitsky
apprentice editor
Music Department
Robin Clarke
music editor
Ernest Gold
conductor
Gerard Schurmann
orchestrator
Other Crew
Peter Brayham
action arranger
Marilyn Clarke
production secretary
Stipe Gurdulic
technical services supervisor
Katherine Haber
production assistant to director
Major A.D. Schrodek
military consultant
Claus Von Trotha
military consultant
Trudy Von Trotha
script supervisor
Thanks
Ron Hosberle
acknowledgment: archive still photographs provided by
Tim Page
acknowledgment: archive still photographs provided by
Production Company
EMI Films
-
Incorporated Television Company (ITC)
-
Radiant Film GmbH
-
Rapid Film
-
Terra-Filmkunst
-
Distributor
AVCO Embassy Pictures
Warner Home Video
Hen's Tooth Video
, ,
Kinowelt Home Entertainment
Universal Pictures Benelux
Audio Visual Enterprises
Constantin Film
Continental Home Vídeo
EMI Films
-
Ekaterinburg Art Home Video (EAHV)
Future Film
IPA Asia Pacific
Lumiere Home Video
-
Lumière
Sandrew Film & Teater
Thorn EMI Video Australia
-
Warner Home Video
-
Miscellaneous
Jadran Film
technical and production facilities
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Sam Peckinpah
Convoy (1978)
Cross of Iron
Major Dundee (1965)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
Ride the High Country (1962)
Straw Dogs (1971)
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
The Deadly Companions (1961)
The Getaway (1972)
The Killer Elite (1975)
The Osterman Weekend (1983)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
