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Cross of Iron   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews   Critics Reviews User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   The Critics: none available Start Rating Movies Now! Sign In or sign up Yahoo! Users: B+ 126 ratings  User Reviews (8 reviews) Write your own review Sort by:  Most HelpfulMost RecentHighest GradeLowest Grade Previous   |  1-8 of 8  |   Next   Overall Grade: A+ Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A gritty, honest portrayal by Yahoo! Movies User (movies profile) (Sep 3, 2006) 6 of 7 people found this review helpful The eastern front was beyond hellish. The scale of brutality and barbarism was such, that us regular folk who weren't there, especially we in our sheltered western societ... Full Review Overall Grade: A- Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A Not your typical war film by Lawrence (movies profile) (Dec 11, 2007) 6 of 7 people found this review helpful A dark tale from a German enlisted man's point of view (Colburn). He hates the war and especially officers. Things aren't going well on the Russian Front. The film mov... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A Underapreciated Masterpiece by Yahoo! Movies User (movies profile) (Mar 21, 2008) 5 of 5 people found this review helpful "Cross of Iron" is one of Sam Peckinpah's greatest and one of the greatest war movies ever made. While some may write this off as an "All Quiet on the Western Front" rip... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: A+ Acting: A+ Direction: A+ Visuals: A+ Underrated and Underappreciated Masterpiece by Michael (movies profile) (Jun 28, 2006) 3 of 3 people found this review helpful "Cross Of Iron" is one of those rare war films that delivers a very strong and dark message about the horrors or war. The ugly truths are exposed and brought forth in a m... Full Review Overall Grade: B Story: B+ Acting: C Direction: B Visuals: A Realistic Battle Scenes by D. Kinsel (movies profile) (Sep 3, 2006) 2 of 2 people found this review helpful This movie is a hidden gem in this genre of movie. I beleive these battle scenes are very authentic, even using period weapons. The story of men trapped behind enemy li... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: B Acting: A Direction: B Visuals: A Tbe best war film ever. by Tor (movies profile) (Nov 16, 2005) 2 of 2 people found this review helpful They just nailed it! It was truly a timeless story about what troops deal with in a war time situation. It had nothing to with German/Russian or, even Nazi stuff. It was... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: A Acting: A Direction: A Visuals: A SAM PECKINPAH'S WWII CLASSIC by The Pool Shark (movies profile) (Oct 15, 2006) 1 of 1 people found this review helpful I saw this movie last night on Showtime, and it was one of director Sam Peckinpah's greatest films of the 1970's. "Cross of Iron" stars James Coburn as a German sergeant... Full Review Overall Grade: C Story: D+ Acting: C- Direction: B+ Visuals: C Blistering battle sequences amidst a poor script. by Yahoo! Movies User (movies profile) (Nov 16, 2005) 2 of 10 people found this review helpful Cross of Iron bears the marks of director Sam Peckinpah: the traditional death-in-slow-motion, the occasional graphic violence, but it's all for naught when it amounts to... Full Review Previous   |  1-8 of 8  |   Next