Where Eagles Dare

Where Eagles Dare
7.5

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Directed by: Brian G. Hutton

Overview

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.

Where Eagles Dare
Where Eagles Dare

Reviews (5)

  • John Chard (Rated: 9)

    Major, right now you got me about as confused as I ever hope to be.

    Directed by Brian G. Hutton and adapted to the screen from his own novel by Alistair MacLean, Where Eagles Dare stars Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood. Music is scored by Ron Goodwin and cinematography is by Arthur Ibbetson.

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  • Wuchak (Rated: 9)

    One of the greatest action/adventure films ever made

    RELEASED IN 1968 and directed by Brian G. Hutton, "Where Eagles Dare" is a World War II adventure about handful of commandos parachuting into the wilderness surrounding a German castle-fortress high in the Bavarian Alps. Their mission is ...

  • r96sk (Rated: 7)

    So close to being a great film.

    There is a lot I enjoyed about 'Where Eagles Dare', the core of the film has some greatness to it. The action sequences are fun, the acting is terrific and the music is strong. However, it has far too many lull moments for me to consider it anything other ...

  • crastana (Rated: 5)

    The story is very interesting, Clint Eastwood looks very good on Nazi Uniform and kick 4ss so much 4ss it kind of ruins the almost perfect story about counter spies double agents, double cross mumbo jumbo

    If they wanted to end WWII they should have sent Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton dressed a...

  • CinemaSerf (Rated: 8)

    When an American general's plane is forced down over Nazi Germany, it falls to "Smith" (Richard Burton) to lead a crack team into the depths of the Wehrmacht to get him out before a dose of scopalamine elicits the truth about the plans for an allied invasion of Europe. No sooner do they land, though...

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