Where Eagles Dare (1969)
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Cast
as Maj. Jonathan Smith, MC
as Lt. Morris Schaffer
as Mary Elison
as Col. Wyatt Turner, DSO MC
as Vice Adm. Rolland
as Christiansen
as Berkeley
as Cartwright Jones
as Thomas
as Maj. von Hapen
as Col. Kramer
as Sgt. Harrod
as MacPherson
as Carpenter
as Col. Weissner
as Telephone Orderly
as German Officer
as German Woman
as Young German Soldier
as Radio Operator
as Airport Control Officer
as Heidi
as Rosemeyer, German Officer
as Sky Tram Operator
Critic Reviews for Where Eagles Dare
All Critics (21) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (19) | Rotten (2) | DVD (5)
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.
It may be devoid of significance of any sort, but it is nevertheless passably entertaining, and certainly better viewing than most MacLean adaptations.
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.
You have to admire any film that casts Clint Eastwood opposite Richard Burton; the real violence is in the clash of acting styles.
That I was able to enjoy this movie as much as I did, despite the plethora of plot holes, says something for it.
Hilarious and exciting, often at the same time.
Audience Reviews for Where Eagles Dare
They sure knew how to make great WWII films back in the 1960's. So many classics from that era to love and remember. This highly suspenseful action-adventure, starring Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood in excellent form, joins those ranks with ease, as it takes us through a rousing series of taut and explosive events. While we do have to suffer a lot of obvious blue-screens, the outstanding story - along with its actors - makes such minor drawbacks effortless to overlook. There's a lot of plot twists as well, which results in the film being pleasantly unpredictable. We don't get that too much in modern cinema, without it feeling contrived or artificial in some way. Add to that the enchantingly sexy Ingrid Pitt, and you have more than enough reason to watch this great classic. A well-deserved 4 out of 5 stars!
Super Reviewer
An impossible but no less important mission.. Hyper cool heroes who perform the most daring stunts without as much as breaking a sweat.. Double, triple or even quadruple twists and turns in the plot (Eventually you'll loose count).. Overall, a brainless popcorn movie that does'nt offer anything reputable or realistic. Still its fun to watch Eastwood shooting the crap out of people.
Super Reviewer
One of the highlights of the World War II military caper films that were rather popular in the 1960s. It has all it needs: an impossible mission to a unique and interesting location, very bad odds and cool heroes. Here: Richard Burton as sly fox planning ahead and Clint Eastwood as tight-lipped rookie. While the first half concentrates on stealth and deception, the second is action packed, both are very exciting. The story offers more twists than you'd expect from such a film, too. As far as the realism of UK and US soldiers easily sneaking into Nazi facilities go: Tarantino certainly had a look at this before doing "Inglourious basterds".
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Where Eagles Dare Quotes
| John Smith: | "a punk. a second rate punk at that" |
| John Smith: | A punk. A second rate punk at that. |
| Col. Kramer: | "I prefer the gestapo to be kept out of this matter " "I agree" |
| Col. Kramer: | I prefer the gestapo to be kept out of this matter. |
| John Smith: | Lieutenant, in the next 15 minutes we have to create enough confusion to get out of here alive. |
| Lt. Morris Schaffer: | Major, right now you got me about as confused as I ever hope to be. |