Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz, 2. Teil

"Burton...Mitchum...Steiger...Enemies...Yet Allies In Combat With Destiny!"

Feb 1 1979 PG 1h 51m
Drama, War

Starting in late May 1944, during the German retreat on the Eastern Front, Captain Stransky (Helmut Griem) orders Sergeant Steiner (Richard Burton) to blow up a railway tunnel to prevent Russian forces from using it. Steiner's platoon fails in its mission by coming up against a Russian tank. Steiner then takes a furlough to Paris just as the Allies launch their invasion of Normandy.

Plot

In 1944 German sergeant Rolf Steiner is on the Russian Front where out of frustration he hits an officer. Steiner is sent on leave to Paris to avoid further incidents. In Paris news of the Allied Invasion of Normandy arrive and Steiner meets up with his unit there being recently transferred from Russia. Steiner finds out that his old company commander from the Russian Front, Major Von Stransky, is his new commander. Steiner and Von Stransky hate one another. The German general in charge of the area is General Hofmann who's a member of the conspiracy to kill Hitler. Hofmann hopes to surrender his troops to the Americans. He reveals his plans to Sergeant Steiner and asks Steiner to meet the Americans to negotiate a possible surrender if Hitler is eliminated. When the plot to kill Hitler fails, the surrender plan is in jeopardy.

Written by

Peter Berneis, Tony Williamson, Dagobert Lindlau

Directed by

Andrew V. McLaglen

Cast

Richard Burton, Rod Steiger, Helmut Griem

Crew

View crew

Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

Rapid Film

Languages

Français, English, Deutsch

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,550
Average Rating
5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA