War films help in educate the masses, even fictional war films. Here are 7 popular classic war films of note. Cross Of Iron (1977) Cross of Iron, also known as 'Steiner Das Eiserne Kreuz' in German, which translates literally to iron cross, is a 1977 classic war film which was directed by Sam Peckinpah. This movie features James Coburn (Feldwebel Rolf Steiner), Maximilian Schell (Hauptmann Stransky), and James...