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Old 05-16-2008, 09:00 PM
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"Set in 1943 on the Eastern Front of World War II, Cross of Iron is the story of the class conflict between a newly-arrived, aristocratic officer who covets the Iron Cross and a cynical, hardened infantry platoon leader in a Wehrmacht regiment during the German retreat from the Taman Peninsula on the Black Sea coast of the Soviet Union. Cross of Iron is based upon the novel The Willing Flesh, by Willi Heinrich, published in 1956; it might be loosely based on the true story of Johann Schwerdfeger. As typical of Sam Peckinpah's action films, much of this war movie's action is in slow motion, iterating the anti-war message."
Very interesting. I must get this one.



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Originally Posted by Elvis_Christ View Post
I really dug this when it first came out but haven't seen it since. I remember it being a lot better than I thought it would be.

Anyone mentioned Saigon or Casualties Of War yet?
It looks way cool, too. But now with Elvis recommending, it is a surefire must-see. :D

Casualties of War was good. I wasnt impressed much though. I thought they overdid it a bit.

Havent seen Saigon yet.
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