James Coburn, Maximillan Schell, James Mason
In 1943, in the Russian front, the decorated leader Rolf Steiner is promoted to Sergeant after another successful mission. Meanwhile the upper-class and arrogant Prussian Captain Hauptmann Stransky is...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 1, 2000
Stats: 421 reviews
Have you ever noticed how often war films (including anti-war films) center around incompetent officers? Paths of Glory, 'Breaker' Morant, Gallipoli, etc., etc., etc... Even films that don't revolve around impotent leadership generally feature it in one or ...( read more)
"do you believe in god sergeant?", steiner: "i believe god is a sadist, but probably doesn't even know it". a truly great war movie with all of sam peckinpahs signature nihilism. there are many memorable scenes. this is one that sucks you in and then spits you out! no shield avai...( read more)
Sam Peckinpah's war story from the perspectives of professional german soldiers knowingly fighting a lost cause at the whim of selfish, arrogant commanding officers is an interesting if flawed (mainly because of studio butchery) film. Rather depressing and lacking in the usual sp...( read more)
You won't see another war film like this one. And I don't even like war films for the most part (though there are exceptions). But this one really is something else. I would say to just watch it and see that something for yourself. Definitely expect Peckinpah direction as it is f...( read more)
It really isn't surprising that Peckinpah decided to direct a war film after films like Ride the High Country (1962), The Wild Bunch (1969) and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974). His kickass violent and aggressive style had already been established and it would perfectly...( read more)
This is probably my favorite Peckinpah movie so far. His movies tend to evaluate the broad spectrum of human morality, judgment, and honor. The frontlines of WWII served as the perfect setting for this, and also noted the flaws of bureaucracies.
Peckinpah is a nut. The thing about him is that he can orchestrate one hell of an action sequence. The war sequences in this film are fantastic and some of the most realistic I have seen in recent memory. The brutality of war and what it does not only to the body, but also to the...( read more)
10 times better than Saving Private Gayboy,this is a German perspective of Warfare on the collapsing Eastern frount,if you see no point in this movie it is due to studio butchery,im curious about one thing-is Major Stransky gay? -Directed by Sam Peckenpaw
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