Cross of Iron (1977) Movie poster and book cover compared.

Cross of Iron

Sam Peckinpah, 1977

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The Willing Flesh
Willi Heinrich, 1955

Cross of Iron is a movie directed by Sam Peckinpah in 1977 and based on the book The Willing Flesh by Willi Heinrich, first published in 1955. The movie features James Coburn, James Mason, Maximilian Schell, David Warner, Senta Berger, Klaus Löwitsch, and others.

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RATING

7.5

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Movie Poster: Cross of Iron (Sam Peckinpah, 1977)

10

/ 10

Book Cover: The Willing Flesh (Willi Heinrich, 1955)

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Storyline

An aristocratic Prussian officer, Captain Stransky, arrives as the new commander of Steiner’s infantry battalion, which is stationed in the Kuban bridgehead on the Taman Peninsula. Stransky proudly tells the regimental commander, Colonel Brandt, and his adjutant, Captain Kiesel, that he applied for transfer from occupied France to front line duty in Russia so that he can win the Iron Cross.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Cross of Iron, the 1977 movie by Sam Peckinpah

Year

1977

Minutes

132

Movie Rate

7.50

Source: IMDb

Movie

Cross of Iron

Country: UK

Year: 1977

Length: 2h12m

Cover of The Willing Flesh, the 1955 book by Willi Heinrich

Year

1955

Pages

288

Book Rate

10.00

S: Goodreads

Book

The Willing Flesh

Original title: Das Geduldige Fleisch

Country: West Germany

First published in: 1955

Length: 288 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Poster of Cross of Iron, the 1977 movie by Sam Peckinpah

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Cover of The Willing Flesh, the 1955 book by Willi Heinrich

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