Friendly Fire

Cross of Iron (1977)

Can a story from the bad guy's POV have the same emotional pull as a story based on the good guys— or is this movie just representative of pre-80s war films? On today's episode Adam, Ben, and John prepare for the next one, while reviewing this 1977 drama. Available on: <a href="https://amzn.to/3esMqRi" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, and your local library<a href="https://maximumfun.org/join" target="_blank">Support our show</a>Next Film: Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) Available on: <a href="https://amzn.to/2VQCjNw" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/movie/good-morning-vietnam-25th-anniversary-edition/id480078729?mt=6&amp;at=1000lPzL" target="_blank">Apple</a>, and your local library

A history podcast with a twist: Friendly Fire uses war movies as a point of entry on not only the history of war, but the history of how societies think about war. John Roderick, Adam Pranica and Benjamin Ahr Harrison dissect movies from throughout the history of cinema, talk about film production, pedantic quibbles with costumes and airplanes, and keep you laughing the entire time.