Steiner - The Iron Cross II

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Movie
German title Steiner - The Iron Cross II
Original title Breakthrough
Logo steiner the iron cross 2.svg
Country of production Germany , Great Britain
original language German , English
Publishing year 1979
length German version 111,
US version 115 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Andrew V. McLaglen
script Peter Berneis
Tony Williamson
production Wolf C. Hartwig
Hubert Lukowski
music Peter Thomas
camera Tony Imi
cut Helga Borsche
Herbert Taschner
Raymond Poulton
occupation

Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz II (alternative title: Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz, Part 2) is a war film by director Andrew V. McLaglen with Richard Burton , Rod Steiger , Curd Jürgens and Robert Mitchum in the leading roles. The film opened in German cinemas on March 1, 1979. It is the continuation of Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz , but with a predominantly different cast.

action

Eastern Front in early 1944: Sergeant Steiner is said to make the advance of the Russians more difficult by blowing up a railway tunnel . However, the project fails because a Russian T-34 tank reaches the tunnel before the planned detonation of the explosive device and kills three comrades in Steiner's squad, including Steiner's old comrade in arms, Paul Anselm. Steiner and the rest of the men withdraw to the station , which Major Stransky is still trying to maintain as a command post. Steiner physically attacks Stransky and angrily accuses him of being unable to give orders. At the new assembly point, Steiner learns that Stransky has been posted to Paris. The new company commander, Captain Berger, asks Steiner to report to the division commander, General Hofmann. Hofmann tries to talk to Steiner about the incident with Stransky. Hofmann, a patron and old friend of Steiner's, saved him from punishment by sending him on vacation. Steiner's sergeant Kruger gave him the idea of ​​going to Paris. There Steiner meets Stransky and his companion in a café. When Stransky is picked up, the lady asks him to take a seat and after a short conversation she takes him to her apartment.

When the Allies land in Normandy on June 6th, Steiner has to go back to the front in a small French village, where his old unit was relocated from the Eastern Front. His old comrade Kruger reveals to him that many comrades have died. A short time later, Stransky appears as the new battalion commander in the village. When General Hofmann inspects the defenses of the village, he reveals to Steiner in a secret conversation that German officers are planning Hitler's assassination and that Steiner is to organize a ceasefire meeting with the Americans . During the night Steiner sneaks to the front line, where he sets a trap for Colonel Rogers on patrol and then asks him to inform his superior, General Webster, of the plans to overthrow German officers.

Rogers reports to Webster, who at first believes in a trap for the Germans who want to buy time, but then informs his superiors. Steiner sends a reporter with a letter to General Hofmann. When Steiner's reporter arrived at Hofmann's headquarters, the SS had already visited him. The general is given the choice of execution or poisoning suicide. Hofmann shoots himself to the displeasure of the SS men. Steiner's reporter goes back to the village without arousing suspicion. Rogers waits on the day of the meeting and does not attack until he and his driver are shot at during a scouting drive. The shooter is Steiner, who wants to protect the Americans from an ambush. Steiner now knows that the Americans will level the village to the ground. The battle begins with a massed American tank advance. But Stransky had the village square mined and wants to blow up the tanks. He informs Steiner of his ruse and has the villagers put on the village square in order to fool the enemy into a pacified village that Germans have left. Camouflaged anti-tank guns have been posted as additional support . Steiner wants to dissuade Stransky from the plan, but is shot by him in the basement. At the last second, Steiner was able to prevent the detonation by tearing out the ignition cables. Rogers gets out of his tank and enters a building where Stransky is waiting for him, but Steiner shoots Stransky. When the American tanks almost took control of the village, they came under fire from the German anti-tank guns. Steiner gets caught between the fronts and saves Rogers' life for the second time when he breaks down with his tank. Eventually Steiner throws away his weapon and surrenders to the Americans.

Remarks

criticism

“Star-studded action war film of unbelievable adventure. Without any value for dealing with the Second World War and National Socialism. "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Steiner - The Iron Cross II. In: Lexicon of international films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used