Cerco roto

Título original: Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz, 2. Teil

1979
14
1h 51min

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Richard Burton, Robert Mitchum, and Rod Steiger in Cerco roto (1979)

En 1944, un sargento alemán se involucra en una conspiración contra Hitler y salva la vida de un coronel estadounidense.En 1944, un sargento alemán se involucra en una conspiración contra Hitler y salva la vida de un coronel estadounidense.En 1944, un sargento alemán se involucra en una conspiración contra Hitler y salva la vida de un coronel estadounidense.

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Curiosidades
Robert Mitchum recalled that Richard Burton was drinking very heavily during filming and sometimes had to be carried onto the set.

Pifias
They went to the trouble to get a lot of things right, from the German artillery pieces to the T-34 tanks. Even the German trucks are mostly right. They didn't necessarily do such a good job on the colors. That Kubelwagen in the dark-gray color scheme is anachronistic for the period. But then we come to the aircraft. I was taken aback to see U.S. Navy Corsairs dropping bombs on the Eastern Front. And what are all those Heinkel 111s doing in the air on D-Day?

Citas
Sgt. Rolf Steiner: NCOs cannot resign.

Versiones alternativas
A longer German language version runs at 126 minutes, extra scenes includes:
An opening scene that starts at the railway station, Rolf Steiner and Paul Anselm meet again and discuss their current predicament. Captain Stransky appears out of the station building and sends Steiner and Anselm to check out a railway tunnel down the line. Steiner and Anselm meet up with Corporal Kruger before returning to the station. (8mins approx)
When Steiner returns to German lines, the scene where he meets his new platoon is longer and includes introductions to new comrades Rothe, Dorfmann and Keppel.
An extended scene between Yvette and Steiner at her apartment.
Steiner is mocked by an old woman as he leaves Yvette's apartment.
The two orphaned children Steiner looks at, at the end turn up earlier and throw rocks at Steiner.
The final battle is extended, there is more footage of the American GIs attacking the town, the American tanks cause greater damage to the town. Steiner shoots GIs whilst trying to defend the townspeople.

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Features La cruz de hierro (1977)

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boring war action over acting

This movie is very disappointing. Following on the heels of the fascinating Cross of Iron, this flick is a true dud. Richard Burtons' Sgt. Steiner (as opposed to James Coburns'portrayal in CofI) might have been intriguing but for the bland, and badly made film that surrounds him. Wheras Cross of Iron had at least a feasable script, the main theme of of war disillusionment and the plot to kill Hitler just gets in the way. I suspect this whole red herring was added to make the movie more palatable for its German co-producers etc.(or vice versa) the score by the Berlin Orchestra is ridiculous, and sounds like something from a fast paced breaking news cast; Also very distracting. Regardless, Burtons' enigmatic portrayal of a stereotypically stoic German soldier stands out. It is just too bad this movie's makers failed to capitalize on their best assets: their actors!