Das geduldige Fleisch by Willi Heinrich (1977 edition)
Movie tie-in edition of Willi Heinrich’s 1955 WWII novel Das geduldige Fleisch (The Willing Flesh), which in 1977 was adapted for the screen. Titled Cross of Iron (German: Steiner – Das Eiserne Kreuz), the (anti-)war film was directed by Sam Peckinpah, featuring James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason, and David Warner. Quentin Tarantino cited it as inspiration for Inglourious Basterds.
The uncredited cover designer relied on Constantin Filmverleih’s martial footage. The typography uses Schwere Block (1920), the heaviest member of Berthold’s Block series, characterized by minimal extenders. On the jacket’s spine, the title is shown in the horizontally more economic Enge Block. Schwer and Eng were among the five styles from the family that Berthold offered in their phototype range. Block is contrasted with a light weight from Gill Sans.
