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Where Eagles Dare

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A crack team of Allied soldiers stages a daring rescue during World War II. A U.S. general is being held captive in an imposing castle fort, high in the Bavarian Alps. The audacious plan calls for Lt. Schaffer (Clint Eastwood), Maj. Smith (Richard Burton) and other operatives to parachute down wearing Nazi disguises. They'll penetrate the mountain outpost while undercover operatives assist them from within. But their mission changes when they discover that there's a traitor in their midst.
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Jason Bailey DVDTalk.com 07/08/2017
3/5
As with Kelly's Heroes, Where Eagles Dare pulls itself together best in its third act Go to Full Review Guardian 07/08/2017
It gets better, yields deeper layers of meaning, every time I see it. Go to Full Review Variety Staff Variety 12/26/2007
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. Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 01/28/2024
5/5
...sets the right, jaunty tone for a never-to-be-bettered, big-star WWII victory lap… Go to Full Review Wayne Harada Honolulu Advertiser 03/17/2023
Alas, the film's main fault is that it endures too long... There is an intermission in the showing I caught, but war epics preferably should be limited to 2 hours. The puzzle should be solved in that time span, wouldn't you say? Go to Full Review Michael Kostelnuk Winnipeg Free Press 08/18/2021
The new Richard Burton-Clint Eastwood movie, Where Eagles Dare, manages to bore you to death and insult your intelligence at the same time. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Russ G Nov 6 Another overlong, overblown, and totally preposterous actioner trying to capitalize on the post war fixation with All Things WW2 and the star power of its two male leads. Maybe it played well on the Big Screen at the time of its theatrical release but the bloated run time is only part of its undoing. But, lots of chit gets blown up so that might be enough for some viewers. See more Gerald H Jul 15 This flick was filmed in my home-county. Do you know what a „Schaas“ is? This is a Schaas. See more Bernard M Jun 5 An excellent action picture that holds up quite well over the years. The two leads play well together; the story is far fetched but presented with such conviction that watching the film holds the viewed glued to the screen for the 2.5 hours runtime. See more Christopher S 01/10/2025 A ripping yarn. Nothing more, nothing less. Just enjoy it and ignore the pretentious so called 'critics' See more Leo P 12/01/2024 This greatly entertaining movie has a big flaw. When the water temperature in the river is about 4°C you have to take off wet clothes in order to survive. You can't continue as nothing had happened. See more Nol P @NolPKelowna 11/12/2024 My official review for Where Eagles Dare to share! Yes I factored in the 1969 release date! But Eastwood was under utilized a lot of the film! Very hokey pokey a lot of the time and with some silly music going on and many silly action scenes. There was some good for its time but overall this is quite long and all over the place! I tried so hard to like, I really did! Best I can honestly give this is a solid 4 to 4.5 out of 10! COOL artwork though to represent this film I took note on. See more Read all reviews
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Brian G. Hutton

Director

Richard Burton

Maj. Jonathan Smith, MC

Clint Eastwood

Lt. Morris Schaffer

Mary Ure

Mary Elison

Patrick Wymark

Col. Wyatt Turner, DSO MC

Michael Hordern

Adm. Rolland

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Synopsis A crack team of Allied soldiers stages a daring rescue during World War II. A U.S. general is being held captive in an imposing castle fort, high in the Bavarian Alps. The audacious plan calls for Lt. Schaffer (Clint Eastwood), Maj. Smith (Richard Burton) and other operatives to parachute down wearing Nazi disguises. They'll penetrate the mountain outpost while undercover operatives assist them from within. But their mission changes when they discover that there's a traitor in their midst.
Director
Brian G. Hutton
Producer
Elliott Kastner
Screenwriter
Alistair MacLean
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Winkast Film Productions, Elliott Kastner Productions
Rating
PG
Genre
War, Action, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 11, 2015
Runtime
2h 38m
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