This is a film worth seeing about war and WWII in particular.

Rating: 10/10 (25 July 2001)

This is a film about the insanity of war and the pinning of medals and heroes from people that were far from the battlelines. There are heroes in war of course, but they are not always the ones you expect.
The Iron Cross is one of the best war-films I ever have seen. It is a rare film since it is about german soldiers during WWII.
It is about a pluaoon of german soldiers during the russian campaign after Stalingrad in 1942. A new captain is arriving and he is set on "winning" a Iron Cross. The Iron Cross was and perhaps the famous of all german military medals. It is only given to those who have distinguished themselves in battle, above and beyond the call of duty. This Captain Standsky is really set on "winning" a Iron Cross. He does not care about how he get "his" Iron Cross. The soldiers in this plutoon are a different kind of soldiers than he expected.
The actors in this film made outstanding performances, especially James Mason and James Coburn. Their performances made this film for me.
This film is a must-see-film and I would hope that it will be shown in schools to show war and the insanity of wars, as well as other films and TV-series about war.