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Where Eagles Dare (1968)

Allied agents stage a daring raid on a castle where the Nazis are holding an American General prisoner... but that's not all that's really going on.

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During WW2 a British aircraft is shot down and crashes in Nazi held territory. The Germans capture the only survivor, an American General, and take him to the nearest SS headquarters. Unknown to the Germans the General has full knowledge of the D-Day operation. The British decide that the General must not be allowed to divulge any details of the Normandy landing at all cost and order Major John Smith to lead a crack commando team to rescue him. Amongst the team is an American Ranger, Lieutenant Schaffer, who is puzzled by his inclusion in an all British operation. When one of the team dies after the parachute drop, Schaffer suspects that Smith's mission has a much more secret objective. Written by Dave Jenkins <[email protected]>

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These people work for the military. First they're going to get the enemy... then they're going after the brass that sent them. See more »

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Action | Adventure | War

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12 March 1969 (USA)  »

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$7,700,000 (estimated)

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$21,000,000, 31 December 1968
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Trivia

Derren Nesbitt (as Maj. Von Hapen) sports (bleached) blonde hair, which he'll still sport in The Prisoner (1967), as Number 2, which was filmed during this same time. See more »

Goofs

After the pin was pulled on the German "potato masher" grenades there was, depending on the model, a 4 to 8 second delay before the grenade exploded. The grenades thrown in the castle delay as much as 12 seconds before exploding. See more »

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Vice Admiral Rolland: Security? The word's become a bloody joke!
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One of the best adaptations among Allistair Maclean's novels
17 January 2005 | by – See all my reviews

A highly entertaining world war II action film with two of the greatest actors of their time at a high point of their career - Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood. The first hour or so is the setting to the action that will follow: a group of American and British soldiers is sent to a castle where the Natzis are holding an important American General. The plot of course is not that simple and has a lot of spins and surprises that accompanied by a fascinating action scenes (Very impressing for a 1968). With a beautiful filming location at the freezing landscapes of Germany and Austria this movie is truly an amazing to watch. Notable sequences are the cable car sequence and the final escaping sequence. Richard Burton gives his usual strong performance and Clint Eastwood is good as his executor. All in all a well crafted action classic that is highly recommended. 10/10


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