Comedy ·Drama ·War · United States of America · 1969 · 1h 45m

Castle Keep

Castle Keep poster
Director
Sydney Pollack
Cast
Burt Lancaster as Maj. Abraham Falconer Jean-Pierre Aumont as The Count of Maldorais Peter Falk as Sgt. Rossi Bruce Dern as Lt. Billy Byron Bix Patrick O'Neal as Capt. Lionel Beckman Astrid Heeren as Therese
Crew
Henri Decaë — Director of Photography Malcolm Cooke — Editor Michel Legrand — Original Music Composer Daniel Taradash — Screenplay David Rayfiel — Screenplay William Eastlake — Novel
Tagline

A one-eyed major and his oddball heroes fight a twentieth-century war in a tenth-century castle!

Synopsis

During the Battle of the Bulge, an anachronistic count shelters a ragtag squad of Americans in his isolated castle hoping they will defend it against the advancing Germans.

Trailer Castle Keep — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookcastlebattle of the bulge
Key Collaborators
Sydney Pollack Director Henri Decaë Director of Photography Malcolm Cooke Editor Michel Legrand Original Music Composer Daniel Taradash Screenplay David Rayfiel Screenplay William Eastlake Novel John Calley Producer Martin Ransohoff Producer Jacques Fonteray Costume Design
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