{"product_id":"cross-of-iron-bd-blu-ray","title":"Cross Of Iron (Vintage Classics) - Sam Peckinpah [Blu-ray]","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBased on the novel by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWill Heinrich\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSam Peckinpah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e’s only war film is an intense and uncompromising affair that brilliantly reflects both the futility of conflict and the director’s fascination with individuals confronted by events beyond their control.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA World War II tale told from the German perspective, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCross Of Iron\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e follows a platoon of German soldiers in Russia when the German Wehrmacht forces had been decimated and the Germans were retreating along the Russian front. Rolf Steiner (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJames Coburn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e) is a German corporal and recipient of the Iron Cross who has grown disenchanted with Hitler’s war machine. When Captain Stransky (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaximilian Schell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e) assumes charge, the pair are thrown into immediate conflict, the autocratic but ultimately cowardly Stransky coveting the loyalty and honour Steiner commands.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEvocatively shot by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Coquillon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBilly the Kid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e) in sombre tones to emphasise the horrors of combat, the superlative lead performances are matched by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDavid Warner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJames Mason\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e as war-weary senior officers. Viewed as one of Peckinpah’s most powerful works, it’s an unflinching vision of the Second World War.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Golden Discs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50721655554285,"sku":"OPTBD4535","price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0808\/8934\/8333\/files\/81rkdVoHNbL._AC_SX342.jpg?v=1790007482","url":"https:\/\/cocobarbay.com\/products\/cross-of-iron-bd-blu-ray","provider":"Cocobarbay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}