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Where Eagles Dare
“One weekend Major Smith, Lieutenant Schaffer, and a beautiful blonde named Mary decided to win World War II.”
7.5 / 10• 1968• 2h 35m•PG• English
AdventureWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Richard Burton
Maj. Smith
Lead
Clint Eastwood
Lt. Morris Schaffer
Mary Ure
Mary Ellison
Patrick Wymark
Col. Wyatt Turner DSO MC
Michael Hordern
Adm. Rolland
Donald Houston
Christiansen
Peter Barkworth
Berkeley
William Squire
Thomas
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Brian G. Hutton's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Where Eagles Dare is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
