Cross Of Iron
James Mason and James Coburn star in this gripping account of a doomed German platoon facing annihilation at Russian hands during 1943, who discover that their instinct for war is greater than their instinct for survival. While the enemy attack, two officers fuel the conflict with their hell-bent lust for personal vindictiveness and glory. Directed by Sam Peckinpah, ‘Cross Of Iron’ is his only ever war film and, in true Peckinpah style, proves to be disturbing yet thoroughly compelling.