Where Eagles Dare (1968)
One weekend Major Smith, Lieutenant Schaffer, and a beautiful blonde named Mary decided to win World War II.
1968 · PG · 2h 35m · Adventure, War
Genres: Adventure, War
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
Writers: Alistair MacLean
Music by: Ron Goodwin
Cinematography: Arthur Ibbetson
Editor: John Jympson
Box office: $21M · Budget: $8M · Rated 7.5/10 by 1011 viewers
Cast
Richard Burton as Maj. SmithClint Eastwood as Lt. Morris SchafferMary Ure as Mary EllisonPatrick Wymark as Col. Wyatt Turner DSO MCMichael Hordern as Adm. RollandDonald Houston as ChristiansenPeter Barkworth as BerkeleyWilliam Squire as ThomasRobert Beatty as Brig. Gen. George CarnabyBrook Williams as Sgt. HarrodNeil McCarthy as Sgt. Jock MacPhersonVincent Ball as CarpenterMore like this
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