Iron Cross (film)
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Iron Cross is a 2011 British thriller film. The film is written and directed by British film director Joshua Newton and is slated for release in March 2011. It stars Roy Scheider
in his final film role.
When developing the script, Joshua Newton, Iron Crosss writer and director, asked himself what his father would do in the event that he discovered the man who murdered his family during the Holocaust. The character of Joseph played by Roy Scheider is loosely based on Joshua Newton's father Bruno Newton, who died during the filming from the same disease that took Roy Scheider's life nine months later. As Scheider died before production was finished, his scenes were completed utilizing CGI techniques to stand in for the actor.
The film was last scheduled to be released on December 15, 2010. The current release date is March 28, 2011.
On 20 September 2010 director Joshua Newton won the Visionary Filmmaker Award at the 26th Boston Film Festival
.
to visit his son Ronnie (Scott Cohen) years after turning his back on him for rejecting a promising career in the NYPD and marrying a local artist, Anna (Calita Rainford). No sooner does Joseph attempt to heal the rift with Ronnie then he swears that living in the apartment above, under the false name of Shrager, is the now aging SS Commander (Helmut Berger) who slaughtered his entire family during World War II
. With little hope of seeing him stand trial, Joseph talks Ronnie into exacting justice - and vengeance - and together they set out to kill him.
Flashbacks reveal the teenage love of Young Joseph (Alexander Newton) for a heroic Polish girl, Kashka (Sarah Bolger
) and his narrow escape from the massacre, leading to the film's climax.
editor Tim Grey listed Iron Cross, among about 50 other films, as a potential Oscar nominee the magazine's sales staff sold Joshua Newton on a $400k Oscar ad campaign. Such campaigns constitute about 80% of Varietys ad revenue. The campaign was aborted after Variety ran a pan of the film, by freelancer Robert Koehler, after the film had an unpublicized qualifying run, for a week, in Los Angeles. The review was subsequently removed from the magazine's website.
Calibra, the production company behind the film, subsequently sued Variety for publishing the negative review. On May 12, 2010, a California Superior Court judge granted Varietys anti-SLAPP
motion and dismissed Calibra's case.
Roy Scheider
Roy Richard Scheider was an American actor. He was best known for his leading role as police chief Martin C...
in his final film role.
When developing the script, Joshua Newton, Iron Crosss writer and director, asked himself what his father would do in the event that he discovered the man who murdered his family during the Holocaust. The character of Joseph played by Roy Scheider is loosely based on Joshua Newton's father Bruno Newton, who died during the filming from the same disease that took Roy Scheider's life nine months later. As Scheider died before production was finished, his scenes were completed utilizing CGI techniques to stand in for the actor.
The film was last scheduled to be released on December 15, 2010. The current release date is March 28, 2011.
On 20 September 2010 director Joshua Newton won the Visionary Filmmaker Award at the 26th Boston Film Festival
Boston Film Festival
Boston Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Boston in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It has been held annually since 1984, usually in early September....
.
Plot
Joseph (Roy Scheider) a retired New York police officer and Holocaust survivor, travels to NurembergNuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...
to visit his son Ronnie (Scott Cohen) years after turning his back on him for rejecting a promising career in the NYPD and marrying a local artist, Anna (Calita Rainford). No sooner does Joseph attempt to heal the rift with Ronnie then he swears that living in the apartment above, under the false name of Shrager, is the now aging SS Commander (Helmut Berger) who slaughtered his entire family during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. With little hope of seeing him stand trial, Joseph talks Ronnie into exacting justice - and vengeance - and together they set out to kill him.
Flashbacks reveal the teenage love of Young Joseph (Alexander Newton) for a heroic Polish girl, Kashka (Sarah Bolger
Sarah Bolger
Sarah Lee Bolger is an Irish actress. She is known for her role as Princess / Lady Mary Tudor on The Tudors and for her role as Mallory Grace in The Spiderwick Chronicles.-Early life:...
) and his narrow escape from the massacre, leading to the film's climax.
Oscar campaign
In the summer of 2009, after VarietyVariety (magazine)
Variety is an American weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the...
editor Tim Grey listed Iron Cross, among about 50 other films, as a potential Oscar nominee the magazine's sales staff sold Joshua Newton on a $400k Oscar ad campaign. Such campaigns constitute about 80% of Varietys ad revenue. The campaign was aborted after Variety ran a pan of the film, by freelancer Robert Koehler, after the film had an unpublicized qualifying run, for a week, in Los Angeles. The review was subsequently removed from the magazine's website.
Calibra, the production company behind the film, subsequently sued Variety for publishing the negative review. On May 12, 2010, a California Superior Court judge granted Varietys anti-SLAPP
Strategic lawsuit against public participation
A strategic lawsuit against public participation is a lawsuit that is intended to censor, intimidate, and silence critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defense until they abandon their criticism or opposition....
motion and dismissed Calibra's case.
Cast
- Roy ScheiderRoy ScheiderRoy Richard Scheider was an American actor. He was best known for his leading role as police chief Martin C...
- Joseph - Scott Cohen - Ronnie
- Alexander Newton - Young Joseph
- Calita Rainford - Anna
- Mónica CruzMónica CruzMónica Cruz Sánchez is a Spanish actress and dancer. She is the youngest sister of fellow actress Penélope Cruz and Spanish singer Eduardo Cruz.-Early life:...
- Gaby - Sarah BolgerSarah BolgerSarah Lee Bolger is an Irish actress. She is known for her role as Princess / Lady Mary Tudor on The Tudors and for her role as Mallory Grace in The Spiderwick Chronicles.-Early life:...
- Kashka - Enrique Arce - Guillermo
- Anna Polony - Frau Ganz
- Helmut BergerHelmut BergerHelmut Berger is an Austrian-born German film and television actor. He is most famous for his work with Luchino Visconti, particularly in his performance as King Ludwig II of Bavaria in Ludwig, for which he received a special David di Donatello award.He appears primarily in European cinema, but...
- Shrager / Vogler