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| 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 | |
| Victor Beaumont | ... | Col. Weissner | |
| Ingrid Pitt | ... | Heidi | |
| John G. Heller | ... | German major (at Zum Wilden Hirsch) (as John Heller) | |
| Guy Deghy | ... | Maj. Wilhelm Wilner | |
| Olga Lowe | ... | Lt. Anne-Marie Kernitser | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Richard Beale | ... | Telephone orderly (uncredited) | |
| Ivor Dean | ... | German Ooficer #2 (uncredited) | |
| Jim Dowdall | ... | Extra (uncredited) | |
| Max Faulkner | ... | Sgt. Hartmann (uncredited) | |
| Lyn Kennington | ... | German woman (uncredited) | |
| Nigel Lambert | ... | Young German soldier (uncredited) | |
| Ian McCulloch | ... | German Officer (uncredited) | |
| Anton Rodgers | ... | German officer at airfield (uncredited) | |
| Michael Rooney | ... | British radio operator (uncredited) | |
| Jack Silk | ... | German officer at ammunitions shed (uncredited) | |
| Philip Stone | ... | Sky Tram operator (uncredited) | |
| Ernst Walder | ... | Airport control officer (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Brian G. Hutton | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Alistair MacLean | novel (uncredited) | |
| Alistair MacLean | story and screenplay | |
Produced by | |||
| Denis Holt | .... | associate producer | |
| Elliott Kastner | .... | producer | |
| Jerry Gershwin | .... | executive producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Ron Goodwin | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Arthur Ibbetson | (photographed by) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| John Jympson | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Peter Mullins | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Arthur Newman | (uncredited) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Tony Sforzini | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Ted Lloyd | .... | production supervisor | |
| Tom Sachs | .... | unit manager: second unit | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Colin M. Brewer | .... | assistant director (as Colin Brewer) | |
| Yakima Canutt | .... | second unit director | |
| Anthony Waye | .... | assistant director: second unit | |
| Chris Kenny | .... | second assistant director: second unit (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Arthur Taksen | .... | set dresser | |
| Mickey Lennon | .... | assistant property master (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Jonathan Bates | .... | sound editor | |
| John Bramall | .... | sound recordist | |
| J.B. Smith | .... | dubbing mixer | |
| Peter Dobson | .... | assistant foley artist (uncredited) | |
| Michael Hickey | .... | sound (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Fred Hellenburgh | .... | special effects | |
| Tom Howard | .... | photographic effects | |
| Richard Parker | .... | special effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Gillian Aldam | .... | stunt double: Mary Ure (uncredited) | |
| Peter Brace | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Tim Condren | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| George Lane Cooper | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Jack Cooper | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Max Faulkner | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Tex Fuller | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Romo Gorrara | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Richard Graydon | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Alf Joint | .... | stunt arranger (uncredited) | |
| Alf Joint | .... | stunt double: Richard Burton (uncredited) | |
| Alf Joint | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Jimmy Lodge | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Dave Newman | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Terence Plummer | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Powell | .... | stunt double: Clint Eastwood (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Powell | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Joe Powell | .... | stunt arranger (uncredited) | |
| Joe Powell | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Nosher Powell | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Terry Richards | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Doug Robinson | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Bill Sawyer | .... | stunt double: Clint Eastwood (uncredited) | |
| Bill Sawyer | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Paul Stader | .... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Paul Stader | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Jimmy Thong | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Les White | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| David Wilding | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Terry Yorke | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| H.A.R. Thomson | .... | camera operator: second unit | |
| Paul Wilson | .... | camera operator | |
| Bob Bremner | .... | gaffer (uncredited) | |
| Dennis Fraser | .... | grip (uncredited) | |
| Ginger Gemmel | .... | camera operator: second unit (uncredited) | |
| John Jay | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
| Kelvin Pike | .... | camera operator: second unit (uncredited) | |
| Graham Scaife | .... | clapper loader (uncredited) | |
| David Wynn-Jones | .... | clapper loader (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Alan Strachan | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Ron Goodwin | .... | conductor | |
Other crew | |||
| Penny Daniels | .... | continuity | |
| Al Lettieri | .... | dialogue coach (as Alfredo Lettieri) | |
| Marion Rosenberg | .... | assistant to producer | |
| Raymond Becket | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Brian L. Davis | .... | military advisor (uncredited) | |
| Steve Pickard | .... | process projectionist trainee (uncredited) | |
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This is one of the first real action movies as we know it today, ever made. The movie has lots of explosions and gun- and fist fights. The story is told in a fast pace with lots of cuts, even though the movie itself isn't short at all (158 minutes.).
Even though it is still a war movie, this movie isn't as heavy and or serious as many other WW II movies made in the same period. It is kind of in the same style as "The Guns of Navarone" (Also written by Alistair MacLean.). It's more is adventurous and fun to watch than heavy or realistic. Director Brian G. Hutton later also made the other 'fun'/adventurous/WW II movie "Kelly's Heroes".
Another element that distinct this movie from other movies from the same genre is the story. The story by famous writer Alistair MacLean is just brilliant! It begins as an average WW II rescue-mission movie but as the movie progresses the story takes several twists, until at a certain point you don't even know who to thrust anymore. The ending is really action-movie-like spectacular and features a tense fight an a moving cable-car followed by the perhaps even better car chase, which really reminded of the chase were Indy and his father are escaping the Nazi's on the motorcycle, in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" Even the music sounded kind of similar! I wouldn't be surprised if Spielberg and Williams were inspired by this movie. The same goes for many other movie directors and other persons in the movie business by the way. I see similarities between this movie with 'modern' work quite often, both in story and characters as well as the action, editing and many other elements from this movie. This really is an inspirational movie, that as an action movie, just like as for instance "North by Northwest", was far ahead of its time.
It was a bit strange to see Clint Eastwood in the sidekick role. The main character of the movie is played by the legendary Richard Burton. Both actors really push this movie to an higher level with their profession and expertise and both are very believable in their roles.
An entertaining, action packed adventurous war movie with a splendid story and two wonderful performances from the two main actors.
10/10