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Cross of iron is een britsduitse oorlogsfilm uit 1977 geregisseerd door sam peckinpah. A soviet soldier firing the zb26 in historical footage in the intro. Sign of the cross by iron maiden song meaning, lyric interpretation, video. As a war film cross of iron is authentic, violent, visceral and exciting. This movie opens with a squad of seasoned german soldiers, led by disillusioned but skilled sergeant rolf steiner james coburn, on a patrol on the russian front in world war ii. They return to base to find a new commander, traditional prussian captain hauptmann stransky maximilian schell, who wants only one thing from his command, an iron cross to maintain his family honor.