Action ·Adventure ·War · United Kingdom · 1968 · 2h 35m

Where Eagles Dare

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Director
Brian G. Hutton
Cast
Richard Burton as Maj. Smith Clint Eastwood as Lt. Morris Schaffer Mary Ure as Mary Ellison Patrick Wymark as Col. Wyatt Turner DSO MC Michael Hordern as Adm. Rolland Donald Houston as Christiansen
Crew
Arthur Ibbetson — Director of Photography John Jympson — Editor Ron Goodwin — Original Music Composer Alistair MacLean — Screenplay Alistair MacLean — Novel Alistair MacLean — Story
Tagline

One weekend Major Smith, Lieutenant Schaffer, and a beautiful blonde named Mary decided to win World War II.

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
undercover agentnazigermanyliberation of prisonerssecret missionworld war iibavaria, germanymountaincastletwo man armyparachuteinfiltration
Key Collaborators
Brian G. Hutton Director Arthur Ibbetson Director of Photography John Jympson Editor Ron Goodwin Original Music Composer Alistair MacLean Screenplay Alistair MacLean Novel Alistair MacLean Story Elliott Kastner Producer Arthur Newman Costume Design Yvonne Blake Costume Design
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