Shoot this one off your list

Rating: 3/10 (4 November 2004)

I had read many reviews about Cross of Iron and decided that I wanted to watch this movie. Being a big fan of military movies, I was excited to see Cross of Iron. That excitement died FAST. I believe the excitement died within the first twenty minutes of the film. I found myself hoping for improvement as the film progressed, but it continued to slide deeper into the bad movie kingdom. One of the major disappointments is the acting. This is NOT the Wild Bunch and do not look for that level of work in this film. Seeing James Mason, James Coburn and Maximillian Schell on the cover would make you believe Cross of Iron would be well acted---well, that is the wrong assumption. The acting plain out is garbage. This is not the Maximillian Schell of Judgment at Nuremburg, nor is it the James Mason of Desert Fox.
This is by far in the list of worse military films of all time.
You want an older military film---go for Bridge At Remagon.