Where Eagles Dare

1968

Action / Adventure / War

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 89% · 25 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 89% · 25K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.6/10 10 67309 67.3K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Brian G. Hutton Photo
Brian G. Hutton

Top cast

Philip Stone Photo
Philip Stone as Sky Tram Operator
Clint Eastwood Photo
Clint Eastwood as Schaffer
John G. Heller Photo
John G. Heller as German Major - at 'Zum Wilden Hirsch'
Nigel Lambert Photo
Nigel Lambert as Young German Soldier
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1.28 GB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 38 min
Seeds 22
2.47 GB
1920*800
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 38 min
Seeds 68

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by barnabyrudge 9 / 10

A great wartime thriller

Where Eagles Dare is simply wonderful. Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood are in terrific form as leaders of a mission deep behind enemy lines. Their job: to infiltrate a mountain top castle and rescue an imprisoned American colonel. There's actually more to the mission than that, but to give away the twists would be to rob anyone who hasn't seen the movie of some wonderful surprises.The snowy backdrop is perfectly captured. The action sequences (of which there are many) are brilliantly staged, especially the fight atop the cable car, and the bus chase at the end. Each character is well cast, with Burton, Eastwood, Ure and Hordern giving commanding performances. Best of all is the little-known Derren Nesbitt who oozes menace and charm as a nasty Nazi soldier.I've seen this film countless times and it never tires me. It has so many twists and turns and well-execute sequences that it is gripping every time you watch it. There's really no other way to say it - you need to see this film and see it soon!
Reviewed by ma-cortes 7 / 10

Action-packed and thrills in a risked mission during second world war

The movie centers upon a bunch of commandos led by Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood with the mission to free an American General (Robert Beatty) from a Nazi castle . They will take on an evil SS chief (Darren Nesbitt) and Nazi officers (Ferdy Mayne and Anton Driffing) and confronting deal of dangers and adventures . They are helped by two beautiful girls (Mary Ure and Ingrid Pitt) .Film runtime is overlong , two hours and some but isn't boring and gets lots of amusement for the fast-movement . From the beginning until ending , the action movie is unstoppable. This is one of the best of several movies from novels by Alistair McLean about WW2 . The film gets a certain likeness to ¨Dirty Dozen¨ and ¨Kelly's heroes¨ and group of films that were made regarding to warlike adventures during the 1960-1970 years about special forces in dangerous missions . In the motion picture there are suspense , frenetic action , shootouts , thriller , rip-roaring and a little bit of violence . The final confrontation between the starring and enemies on the air cable funicular is breathtaking . The picture obtained too much success at the box office . Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood are top notch . Ron Goodwin musical score is gorgeous and Arthur Ibbetson cinematography is excellent . Direction by Brian G Hutton is magnificent , he began with little and prestigious films as ¨Wild seed¨ and ¨The Pad¨. Thereafter, he veered off into big budgeted pictures with all star-cast , proving which he could handle big scale action , such as ¨Kelly's heroes¨ , ¨High road to China¨ and this one . The movie will appeal to second world war buffs and emotions lovers.Rating: 7,5/10 . Better than average. Well worth watching
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