Perhaps Kiesel is quitting smoking as his first step in following Brandt's order.

no, it's such a human thing to do, those little things you get used to... as a smoker you get used to the motions and incorporate them into other things... this is why mr. Warner is one of the unsung grats

@@thomasthomas2418 That's what I thought too. It seems very symbolic.

Notice he says "Go" to Braun, the motorcycle driver, as if "before I change my mind."

"Stop there! Stop there! Advance with me!" Plus or minus a few years, he was Watson in a Sherlock Holmes story, "Murder by Decree". What a fantastic actor!

He was a model officer. He could have used his position to slink away. However, he stayed at his post and rallied his men. He presumably died leading from the frontline.

That is a misquote. It misses the specific point that Col. Brandt was making. What he actually said was "What will we do when WE LOSE THE WAR?" (The caps are for emphasis). And Capt. Kiesel replied - "Prepare for the next one." Brandt referring to "... when we lose the war", rather than simply saying "when peace comes", would be seen as being defeatest by his superiors. If he had been overheard by the Gestapo making that remark in a Berlin street he would have been hanged from the nearest lampost on grounds of defeatism.

Well stated, it's my favorite scene also and you didn't have to try and clarify your comment. Any man that has served in the military understands exactly what you meant.

Pradeep Subasinghe He is -met him in Santa Monica a few years back. One hell of a nice guy!

Pradeep Subasinghe he is. About 78 now

It's funny to think he played "Evil" in Gilliam's Time Bandits three years later. A very good and versatile actor.

Too bad..hes a shit faced Limey actor..one trick pony ..never cuts his hair..looks like a 60-70s jackass..!!

Quote:"One hell of a nice guy!" I agree. He is also one of the most underestimated actors.

He has an assault badge and a wound badge on his tunic, which suggests he was a line officer before being transferred to the staff, presumably after recovering from his wound.

Yup. However, he is a worn out man who has been in combat longer than he cared to remember.

This is BS. Kiesel is the Regimentsadjutant. Nothing Generalstab, nothing elite. And the ranking Bataillonskommandeur is the stand-in for the Oberst.

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"Cross of Iron", NAZI Germany's Karma..

He's 76 (born July 1941)

Oscars are a sham. They pick the best movie sometimes. There's a video out how Harvey Weinstein corrupted the Oscars process and showed how his Shakespear in Love beat Saving Private Ryan.

But he WASN'T "a Nazi soldier". He was simply a German soldier, drafted like his comrades into an army he didn't believe in, ordered to fight where and when he was told. He had no choice, like the millions of other German soldiers, airman and sailors in WW2. Sure, many were volunteers, but most weren't. And only a relatively small number of Germans were actually members of the Nazi Party. Coburn's character's contempt for Nazi Party members is clear in his attitude towards the new member of his platoon, a former member of a "special action squad". This was what were called einsatzgruppen, SS murder squads who were tasked with the mass execution by shooting of Jewish civilians in the towns and villages they came across.

Jist like the conquistadors spoke perfect german.

Warner doesn't try.

@@foofkanon Neither does Coburn, who speaks with his natural American accent.

I would agree that Mason's German accent is abysmal. But neither Coburn nor Warner attempted a German accent, both speaking with their normal accents.

@@lorddaver5729 very true mate. In my opinion my second favourite war film after Come and see.Paths of glory I would put at number 2.

I mean three

yeah, solely because of the Marshall plan!

@@semperfine4442 That's quite an oversimplified version of the post war economic miracle, though it did initially help a lot. Innovative and industrious minds were the key factor when German and Japanese products conquered the world and left your rust belt cities... well, to rust

75 years later, who won the war of time? Germany the richest and most powerful country in the eu, the ussr, shattered to pieces, run down and as disfunctional as ever.

What do you mean? There is a long-standing joke in Europe: how does a country rise to become great in the world? An economic super-power? Answer: lose a war to the United States. ( the Marshall Plan was miraculous for Germany...at least West Germany lol ) The East Germans did not participate on the victorious " losing" side...haha))

The reason they had a second one was because, among other things, the German officers were egotistical. They were so delusional about the idea that they could've won WW1 up to the last day, which they clearly couldn't. So instead they said "fuck it" and played on all the bad shot they were suppressing (including living space.)

+Deckie Deckie the what?

+Blaine_ Sorry.....The caption should read the Ballad of Cable Hoge..

Alright good I was about to say ;p

"Wild Bunch" Rules! Another good example of how to deal with german officers!

To be fair to Warner, none of the film's cast has haircuts that would have been worn by German Landsers in 1943.

@@Torgo1001 True, but to me David's is the most noticeable.😂

No they didn't we have trump

Is that a serious comment?

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This comment has not aged well. Russia is beating the Nazis yet again.

It's a movie...??