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Where Eagles Dare

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

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.

2h 35m1968PGTMDb 7.5

AdventureWar

English

Crew and Cast

Brian G. HuttonBrian G. HuttonDirectorRichard BurtonRichard BurtonMaj. SmithClint EastwoodClint EastwoodLt. Morris SchafferMary UreMary UreMary EllisonPatrick WymarkPatrick WymarkCol. Wyatt Turner DSO MCMichael HordernMichael HordernAdm. RollandDonald HoustonDonald HoustonChristiansenPeter BarkworthPeter BarkworthBerkeleyWilliam SquireWilliam SquireThomasRobert BeattyRobert BeattyBrig. Gen. George CarnabyBrook WilliamsBrook WilliamsSgt. HarrodNeil McCarthyNeil McCarthySgt. Jock MacPhersonVincent BallVincent BallCarpenterAnton DiffringAnton DiffringCol. KramerFerdy MayneFerdy MayneRosemeyerDerren NesbittDerren NesbittVon Hapen
Victor BeaumontCol. WeissnerIngrid PittIngrid PittHeidiGuy DeghyGuy DeghyMaj. Wilhelm WilnerPhilip StonePhilip StoneSky Tram Operator
Chris AdcockGerman Soldier
Del BakerPilot · German Soldier
Richard BealeTelephone OrderlyIvor DeanIvor DeanGerman Officer #2Max FaulknerMax FaulknerSgt. Hartmann
Harry FielderGerman SoldierJohn G. HellerJohn G. HellerGerman Major · at 'Zum Wilden Hirsch'
Olga LoweLt. Anne-Marie KernitserIan McCullochIan McCullochGerman Officer
Terence MountainGerman Radio OpDerek NewarkDerek NewarkGerman Major

Storyline

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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Info

Status
Released
Released
4 December 1968
Runtime
2h 35m
Rating
PG
TMDB score
7.5 / 10 (1,041 votes)

Production

Director
Brian G. Hutton
Writers
Alistair MacLean
Studios
Jerry Gershwin Productions, Elliott Kastner Productions, Winkast Film Productions
Countries
United Kingdom, United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$7.7M
Revenue
$21.0M
Profit
$13.3M
Return
2.7×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
German, English