Cross of Iron Quotes

Cross of Iron is a TV program that appeared on TV in 1970 . Cross of Iron ended in 1970.

It features Alex Winitsky as producer, Ernest Gold (composer) in charge of musical score, and John Coquillon as head of cinematography.

Cross of Iron is recorded in English and originally aired in United Kingdom. Each episode of Cross of Iron is 133 minutes long. Cross of Iron is distributed by EMI Films (UK).

The cast includes: Maximilian Schell as Captain Stransky, Klaus Löwitsch as Unteroffizier Krüger, Vadim Glowna as Kern, and Roger Fritz as Leutnant Triebig.

Cross of Iron Quotes

Maximilian Schell as Captain Stransky

• (Maximilian Schell) "A world without women. It's an old theory of mine. Men can get along without women easily. Easily. I tell you a man's true destiny is not just breeding children, all this childbirth and chocolate, but to be free. To rule and to fight. In other words: to lead a man's existence. Women are no more than a nuisance. Sometimes necessary."

• (Colonel Brandt) "Why did you ask to be relieved of duty in France?"
• (Maximilian Schell) "I want to get the Iron Cross."
• (Colonel Brandt) "We can give you one of mine."

• (Maximilian Schell) "Who is this?"
• (Sargeant Steiner) "Corporal Schnurrbart, sir."
• (Maximilian Schell) "And the other one?"
• (Sargeant Steiner) "That is a Russian prisoner, sir."

• (Sargeant Steiner) "You shoot him -- sir."
• (Maximilian Schell) "I will -- on the spot."

• (Maximilian Schell) "I will show you how a true Prussian officer fights."
• (Sargeant Steiner) "Then I will show you, where the Iron Crosses grow."

Roger Fritz as Leutnant Triebig

• (Roger Fritz) "It was all Stransky's orders. I hadn't no part in it."

Klaus Löwitsch as Unteroffizier Krüger

• (Klaus Löwitsch) "I stay dirty for a reason. If you've been in the field as long as I've been, you'd know why."
• (Sargeant Steiner) "Explain."
• (Klaus Löwitsch) "Natural body oils, combined with dirt, can keep you waterproof."

• (Klaus Löwitsch) "Stop your f***in' silly game. This isn't a brothel, this is a war."

Vadim Glowna as Kern

• (Vadim Glowna) "Do you believe in God, Sergeant?"
• (Sargeant Steiner) "I believe God is a sadist, but probably doesn't even know it."

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