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Subject: cross of iron

Author:
simon vine

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Date Posted: 12:45:47 09/23/04 Thu

Why no mention in the film history of David Warner's excellent role as a tired and cynical German officer in the Sam Peckinpah film Cross of Iron from 1976? Not the most pleasant of films for sure but a memorable role of David Warner at least in my opinion.

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[> Subject: Re: cross of iron

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Suky
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Date Posted: 13:47:48 10/20/04 Wed

I can think of several reasons why Cross of Iron doesn't get discussed much here: For one, it could be the unfortunate dearth of postings here at all compared with the astounding number of DW's acting credits. (Where'd everybody go?) For another, it seems the majority of people who post here are female, so it's not too surprising that war movies aren't the most popular. ("Not the most pleasant of films," as you note, made even more daunting with Sam Peckinpah's renowned graphic depictions of violence. Although I love Monty Python's parody!) Also speaking for myself, it's been ages since I saw the film, so I can barely remember anything about it. (And I'd have to fire up my creaky old Beta machine to give it another viewing.)

So now that you've brought it up, please tell us more about DW's memorable performance. (Anybody else who's seen it, please chime in.) Maybe it'll convince the rest of us to put aside our delicate sensibilities for the sake of great art. Thanks!

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