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Where Eagles Dare

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Where Eagles Dare (1968)

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Reviews Counted: 14 Fresh: 12  Rotten:2 Average Rating: 6.4/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 38 mins
Synopsis:
Richard Burton stars as Major John Smith, a British agent during WWII who is in charge a group of six Allied soldiers given the task of rescuing an American general--who is reportedly in possession of the plans for D-Day--from a seemingly impregnable German fortress located high in the... [More]
Richard Burton stars as Major John Smith, a British agent during WWII who is in charge a group of six Allied soldiers given the task of rescuing an American general--who is reportedly in possession of the plans for D-Day--from a seemingly impregnable German fortress located high in the Bavarian Alps. Assisting Smith is the sole American in the operative, Lieutenant Morris Schaffer (Clint Eastwood), a fierce soldier skilled with an array of deadly weapons. As the men penetrate the fortress, facing an endless supply of German soldiers, it becomes apparent that some members of the small Allied team may not be who them seem to be. Full of thrilling action set pieces, the screenplay was written by Alistair MacLean, adapted from his own best selling novel. [Less]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure, Michael Hordern, Donald Houston

Director: Brian G. Hutton
Producer: Elliott Kastner
Composer: Ron Goodwin

DVD Info

Release:

May 3, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Surround 5.1 English
  • Dolby Surround Stereo 2.0 French

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If it's explosions, gunplay, and wartime treachery that you like, Where Eagles Dare delivers.

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12/26/07 03:20 PM
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Alistair MacLean wrote an original screenplay that was treated with respect for the writer's unusual abilities as a master of actionful suspense. The resulting film is highly entertaining, thrilling and rarely lets down for a moment.

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12/26/07 03:17 PM
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It may be devoid of significance of any sort, but it is nevertheless passably entertaining, and certainly better viewing than most MacLean adaptations.

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01/26/06 03:15 AM
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06/29/05 11:10 AM
Emanuel Levy
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It is so long (almost three hours) that it may finally bore the very action trade for which it was intended; yet it's just at that point of surface boredom that the movie aficionado will probably become entranced.

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05/09/05 03:15 AM
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton team up for a fairly high-flying adventure.

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04/03/05 04:20 AM
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02/27/04 02:58 PM
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08/10/02 05:28 PM
Rob Vaux
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Non-stop action of the highest quality.

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07/26/02 10:13 AM
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01/01/00 12:00 AM
Almar Haflidason
BBC
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You have to admire any film that casts Clint Eastwood opposite Richard Burton; the real violence is in the clash of acting styles.

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