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Where was Cross of Iron filmed?

1978 film, directed by Sam Peckinpah.

  • Croatia

The story is set in Soviet Union, about 3,019 miles (4,859 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Soviet Union
Filmed in
Croatia
Distance
About 3,019 miles (4,859 km) between Soviet Union and the nearest filming location.

About Cross of Iron

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Released
1978
Director
Sam Peckinpah
Cast
James CoburnMaximilian SchellJames MasonDavid WarnerSenta BergerKlaus LöwitschVadim GlownaDieter SchidorVéronique VendellSlavko Štimac
Genre
DramaWar
Based on
The Willing Flesh

The story

Corporal Rolf Steiner is a veteran soldier of the Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front of World War II.

Stransky meets the patrol's return and orders the prisoner shot.

Steiner's platoon celebrates the birthday of their leader, Lieutenant Meyer.

Famous lines from Cross of Iron

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • No, sir.German Officers
  • Prepare for the next one.Captain Kiesel
  • Rolf, what are we doing here?Unteroffizier Schnurrbart
  • Do you believe in God Sergeant?Ansel
  • What will we do when we lose the war?Colonel Brandt

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