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Where Eagles Dare

Where Eagles Dare (1968)

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

Release:1968
Runtime:2h 35m
Country:United Kingdom
Director:Brian G. Hutton
Language:English

Genre

ActionAdventureWar
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Keywords

Undercover AgentNaziGermanyLiberation Of PrisonersSecret MissionWorld War IiBavaria GermanyMountain
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Where Eagles Dare rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.6/10· 66K votes
Rotten Tomatoes84%
Metacritic63%
TMDb7.5/10· 985 votes

With 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.6/10 on IMDb and 63/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Where Eagles Dare

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.

Cast of Where Eagles Dare

  • Richard Burton

    Richard Burton

    as Maj. Smith

  • Clint Eastwood

    Clint Eastwood

    as Lt. Morris Schaffer

  • Mary Ure

    Mary Ure

    as Mary Ellison

  • Patrick Wymark

    Patrick Wymark

    as Col. Wyatt Turner DSO MC

  • Michael Hordern

    Michael Hordern

    as Adm. Rolland

  • Donald Houston

    Donald Houston

    as Christiansen

  • Peter Barkworth

    Peter Barkworth

    as Berkeley

  • William Squire

    William Squire

    as Thomas

  • Robert Beatty

    Robert Beatty

    as Brig. Gen. George Carnaby

  • Brook Williams

    Brook Williams

    as Sgt. Harrod

  • Neil McCarthy

    Neil McCarthy

    as Sgt. Jock MacPherson

  • Vincent Ball

    Vincent Ball

    as Carpenter

Where Eagles Dare facts

Budget
$7.7M
Box office
$21M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Alps mountains and castle setting creates visually commanding action adventure backdrop
  • •1940s war adventure maintains commanding tone throughout tactical operation narrative
  • •Practical stunt work and cable car sequences showcase impressive action choreography

What the audience disliked

  • •Cold war spy plot becomes convoluted amid multiple character allegiance twists
  • •Dated 1960s filmmaking style limits contemporary action sequence expectations

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