It is 1943, and the German army—ravaged and demoralised—is hastily retreating from the Russian front. In the midst of the madness, conflict brews between the aristocratic yet ultimately pusillanimous Captain Stransky and the courageous Corporal Steiner. Stransky is the only man who believes that the Third Reich is still vastly superior to the Russian army. However, within his pompous persona lies a quivering coward who longs for the Iron Cross so that he can return to Berlin a hero. Steiner, on the other hand is cynical, defiantly non-conformist and more concerned with the safety of his own men rather than the horde of military decorations offered to him by his superiors.
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Budget: $6,000,000
Revenue: $1,509,000
ROI: -74.9%
Verdict: Flop
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> Sam Peckinpah (Director) > John Coquillon (Director of Photography) > Bert Batt (Assistant Director) > Branislav Brana Srdić (Assistant Director) > Chris Carreras (Assistant Director) > Mark Winitsky (Assistant Director)
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> Willi Heinrich (Novel) > Julius J. Epstein (Screenplay) > James Hamilton (Screenplay) > Walter Kelley (Screenplay)
