Cross of Iron 4K Blu-ray
HomeCross of Iron 4K Blu-ray
Posted October 20, 2023 07:54 PM by Webmaster
StudioCanal will release a standard 4K Blu-ray release of Sam Peckinpah's Cross of Iron (1977), starring James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason, David Warner, and Klaus Löwitsch. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on November 13.
Description: Based on the novel by Will Heinrich, Sam Peckinpah'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.
A World War II tale told from the German perspective, Cross Of Iron 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 (James Coburn) is a German corporal and recipient of the Iron Cross who has grown disenchanted with Hitler's war machine. When Captain Stransky (Maximilian Schell) assumes charge, the pair are thrown into immediate conflict, the autocratic but ultimately cowardly Stransky coveting the loyalty and honor Steiner commands.
Evocatively shot by John Coquillon (Billy the Kid) in somber tones to emphasize the horrors of combat, the superlative lead performances are matched by David Warner and James Mason as war-weary senior officers. Viewed as one of Peckinpah's most powerful works, it's an unflinching vision of the Second World War.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE - 4K BLU-RAY
Description: Based on the novel by Will Heinrich, Sam Peckinpah'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.
A World War II tale told from the German perspective, Cross Of Iron 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 (James Coburn) is a German corporal and recipient of the Iron Cross who has grown disenchanted with Hitler's war machine. When Captain Stransky (Maximilian Schell) assumes charge, the pair are thrown into immediate conflict, the autocratic but ultimately cowardly Stransky coveting the loyalty and honor Steiner commands.
Evocatively shot by John Coquillon (Billy the Kid) in somber tones to emphasize the horrors of combat, the superlative lead performances are matched by David Warner and James Mason as war-weary senior officers. Viewed as one of Peckinpah's most powerful works, it's an unflinching vision of the Second World War.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE - 4K BLU-RAY
- BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Audio Commentary by filmmaker and film historian Mike Siegel
- NEW Promoting STEINER
- NEW STEINER on the set
- NEW Filming STEINER
- NEW Filming STEINER pt 2
- NEW STEINER in color
- On Location: Sam Peckinpah
- On Location: James Coburn
- On Location: Maximillian Schell
- On Location: James Mason
- On Location: David Warner
- Passion and Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War
- Kruger Kisses Kern
- Vadim & Sam: Father & Son
- Cutting Room Floor
- Steiner in Japan: Ads filmed in 1977
- Mike's Home Movies: Steiner & Kiesel Meet Again
- US/UK Trailer
- German Trailer
- US TV Spot
