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Bookmark this pageWhere Eagles Dare (1968)
Director: Brian G Hutton
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From Time Out Film Guide
A conscientiously large World War II adventure, drawn from the novel by Alastair MacLean, about a 7-man team parachuted into the Bavarian Alps to rescue a high-ranking Allied officer held prisoner by the Germans in an impregnable mountain Schloss. It may be devoid of significance of any sort, but it is nevertheless passably entertaining, and certainly better viewing than most MacLean adaptations. Its ability to sustain interest depends on fine cinematography (Arthur Ibbetson), and a handful of genuinely exciting action sequences, notably two extended scenes involving death-defying feats on a cable car slung between two snow-covered peaks. The climax simply involves blowing up everything in sight.Author: VG
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- Dot Ward said...
- Posted on Apr 09 2011 17:41 I can't believe it got so many five star ratings. I think if Burton and Eastwood were to film it today, they would have corrected quite a bit of it. The heroes couldn't possibly have everything timed so perfectly. There were a couple of times when it would have been more realistic for Eastwood to have shot Nazi's in a different order. I don't know why the director didn't change these parts, the actors are too good to have something like that slip by. Yes, there was plenty of action, even if not believable.
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- oral said...
- Posted on Feb 22 2011 19:43 whenever i watch it i feel i am living ww2 era
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Cast & crew
Director: Brian G Hutton
Producer: Elliott Kastner
Cast: Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure, Patrick Wymark, Michael Hordern, Donald Houston, Peter Barkworth, Robert Beatty, William Squire, Derren Nesbitt, Anton Diffring full cast
Genre(s): War
Duration: 155 mins
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