Where Eagles Dare (1968)
PG
22/01/1969 (GB)
Action, Adventure, War
2h 35m
- 75% (947 votes)
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One weekend Major Smith, Lieutenant Schaffer, and a beautiful blonde named Mary decided to win World War II.
Overview
World War II is raging, and an American general has been captured and is being held hostage in the Schloss Adler, a Bavarian castle that's nearly impossible to breach. It's up to a group of skilled Allied soldiers to liberate the general before it's too late.
- Brian G. HuttonDirector
- Alistair MacLeanScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$7,700,000
Revenue
$21,000,000
Keywords
- undercover agent
- nazi
- germany
- liberation of prisoners
- secret mission
- world war ii
- bavaria, germany
- mountain
- castle
- two man army
- parachute
- infiltration
- explosion
- sabotage
- commando
- war hero
- alps mountains
- cable car
- 1940s
- sidecar
- fall from height
- soldiers
- commanding
- exhilarated
- metrocolor
Top Billed Cast
Richard Burton
Maj. Smith
Clint Eastwood
Lt. Morris Schaffer
Mary Ure
Mary Ellison
Patrick Wymark
Col. Wyatt Turner DSO MC
Michael Hordern
Adm. Rolland
Donald Houston
Christiansen
Peter Barkworth
Berkeley
William Squire
Thomas
Robert Beatty
Brig. Gen. George Carnaby
Brook Williams
Sgt. Harrod
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