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Release Date:
12 March 1969 (USA)
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Tagline:
They look like Nazis but . . . The Major is British . . . The Lieutenant is American . . . The Beautiful Frauleins are Allied Agents! more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations
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(26 articles)
Geoff Dyer on Where Eagles Dare
(From The Guardian - Film News. 5 December 2009, 4:09 PM, PST)
To Hell and Back: Real life to reel life
(From The Guardian - Film News. 4 December 2009, 1:07 AM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 5 December 2009, 4:09 PM, PST)
To Hell and Back: Real life to reel life
(From The Guardian - Film News. 4 December 2009, 1:07 AM, PST)
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A great wartime thriller
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Richard Burton | ... | Maj. Jonathan Smith, MC | |
| Clint Eastwood | ... | Lt. Morris Schaffer | |
| Mary Ure | ... | Mary Elison | |
| Patrick Wymark | ... | Col. Wyatt Turner, DSO MC | |
| Michael Hordern | ... | Adm. Rolland | |
| Donald Houston | ... | Capt. James Christiansen | |
| Peter Barkworth | ... | Edward Berkeley | |
| William Squire | ... | Capt. Philip Thomas | |
| Robert Beatty | ... | Gen. George Carnaby | |
| Brook Williams | ... | Sgt. Harrod | |
| Neil McCarthy | ... | Sgt. Jock MacPherson | |
| Vincent Ball | ... | Carpenter | |
| Anton Diffring | ... | SS-Standartenführer Kramer | |
| Ferdy Mayne | ... | Gen. Rosemeyer | |
| Derren Nesbitt | ... | SS-Sturmbannführer Von Hapen |
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Runtime:
158 min
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Colour (Metrocolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Mono (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Spain:13 |
Australia:G (TV rating) |
Iceland:12 |
New Zealand:PG |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 (1969) |
Sweden:15 |
UK:A (cut) (original rating) |
UK:PG (video rating) (1988) |
USA:M (original rating) |
USA:PG |
West Germany:16 |
Singapore:PG
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Despite Clint Eastwood's reputation for violence in other films, his character kills more people in this film than any other Eastwood character.
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Christiansen fires at Smith through the roof of the cable car, he fires five shots yet the pistol can be heard to click empty on the fifth.
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Quotes:
[last lines]
Lt. Morris Schaffer: Do me a favor, will you? Next time you have one of these things, keep it an all-British operation.
Major John Smith: I'll try, lieutenant.
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Lt. Morris Schaffer: Do me a favor, will you? Next time you have one of these things, keep it an all-British operation.
Major John Smith: I'll try, lieutenant.
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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!