Where Eagles Dare
1968 · Movie · 2h 35m · PG
ActionAdventureWar
"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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes
84%
Metacritic
63/100
Key crew
- Brian G. HuttonDirector
- Ron GoodwinOriginal Music Composer
- Alistair MacLeanScreenplay
Cast
- Richard BurtonMaj. Smith
- Clint EastwoodLt. Morris Schaffer
- Mary UreMary Ellison
- Patrick WymarkCol. Wyatt Turner DSO MC
- Michael HordernAdm. Rolland
- Donald HoustonChristiansen
- Peter BarkworthBerkeley
- William SquireThomas
- Robert BeattyBrig. Gen. George Carnaby
- Brook WilliamsSgt. Harrod
- Neil McCarthySgt. Jock MacPherson
- Vincent BallCarpenter
Stills
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Themes
undercover agentnazigermanyliberation of prisonerssecret missionworld war iibavaria, germanymountaincastletwo man armyparachuteinfiltration