Rough, dirty, a bit outdated and unpleasent for the ears

Rating: 6/10 (27 September 2019)

After reading reviews from many different point of views I started to watch this film with curiosity.
Some reviewer said that the only used explosive in the "Cross of iron" is dynamite. This can be true because every explosion sounds similar. In the famous phenomenological war description "Storm of steel" (about WW1) there appears a plenty of grenade or projectile types, each of them produce different, peculiar sound. This historical inaccuracy can be an issue for somebody, because In the WW2 the types of explosives were even multiplied.
I guess "Cross of iron" is a must for James Coburn (famous white teeth) /Sam Peckinpah (famous slow motion deaths) fans. Haters can compare this with another, new Eastern front movie "My honor was loyalty", where SS-men speak German, have prussian military haircuts and even shave outdoor on the frontline.
Overall, despite worn-out aspect, "Cross of iron" is a movie above mediocre and without mainstream cliches.