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Where Eagles Dare

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Where Eagles Dare

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Summary

Second World War action written by Alistair MacLean and starring Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood as members of an elite group of commandos who must enter an almost impregnable Nazi stronghold to rescue a high ranking American officer.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Adrian Turner

Clint Eastwood called this wartime adventure "Where Doubles Dare", in view of the army of stuntmen who performed the acrobatics in the Austrian Alps. His co-star, Richard Burton, was paid a million dollars plus a big percentage of what turned out to be a hugely profitable picture. It's the usual espionage hokum, with Burton and Eastwood infiltrating a Nazi stronghold to discover a hornets' nest of spies. There are so many double- and triple-crosses that the plot is at times incomprehensible. But this is a picture about big bangs, James Bond-style fights on cable cars and a rapidly escalating body count. It's hilarious and exciting, often at the same time. Interestingly, this was written as an original script for Burton by Alistair MacLean, who then expanded the idea into a bestselling novel.

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7.6/10

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Cast

rolenameMajor John SmithRichard BurtonLieutenant Morris SchafferClint EastwoodMary EllisonMary UreVice Admiral RollandMichael HordernColonel Wyatt TurnerPatrick WymarkCartwright JonesRobert BeattyColonel KramerAnton DiffringOlaf ChristiansenDonald HoustonReichsmarschall RosemeyerFerdy MayneHeidiIngrid PittBerkeleyPeter BarkworthLee ThomasWilliam SquireSergeant HarrodBrook WilliamsMajor von HapenDerren NesbittMacPhersonNeil McCarthyCarpenterVincent BallColonel WeissnerVictor BeaumontGerman officerIvor DeanRadio operatorMichael Rooney

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rolenameDirectorBrian G Hutton

Details

Theatrical distributor

M.G.M. Dist Ltd

Released on

1970-01-04

Languages

English | German

Guidance

Violence, swearing.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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