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      Castle Keep

      R Released Jul 23, 1969 1 hr. 46 min. War List
      44% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 48% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score A one-eyed World War II Army major (Burt Lancaster) and his men occupy a Belgian count's (Jean-Pierre Aumont) castle open to a German attack. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jun 01 Buy Now

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      Steve D Amusing for a while but unravels. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/17/24 Full Review david s I've loved this movie since it came out in 1969.Surreal,thought provoking,surreal. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/22/23 Full Review Red T It's a Mess but entertaining toward the end. The music is pretty generic and forgettable. The is ok with Flak & Lancaster standing out with decent performances but the rest just all blend in and are very generic and forgettable. The editing is ok enough and the pacing is a tolerable mess. This overcompensates for 60% of the runtime basically sitting around talking in riddles and proverbs about art and why the castle should/shouldn't be protected and it feels like it never goes anywhere, never contributes to meaningful character development, or builds suspense. Than the final 40% is nothing but straight action. The cinematography is decent and the best part of this. The castle is a memorable setting and its shot well but the scenes don't really have anything going on besides talking about religion, art meaning, and philosophical expose that goes in circles. The action is the best part and is surprisingly good with very well done practical effects overall including some awesome destruction shots like the church and castle burning. That being said I didn't really care for anyone in it much and it did become a bit mindless in the fighting at times. Honestly unless your a super die hard Lancaster fan skip this. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/13/23 Full Review deke p What A SNOOZE-FEST! More like a BORE movie than a war movie. It is said that war is long periods of boredom, punctuated by moments of killing. This movie concentrates on the boredom. Can't believe I've never seen this 1969 movie until now on tv 7.26.2022, tho I've heard of it since it came out and thot by the title that I was really missing something. A small group of US army soldiers being bored, and having sex with wanton Euro women, while occupying a very rich man's castle. Finally gets soe action near the end, but not enuf to save it. Bruce DERN is in it as a crazy Christian pacifist. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member This was a great film and difficult to work on in POST-PRODUCTION. I worked on it - TIMING at Technicolor Studios in Hollywood! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review ashley h Castle Keep is a disappointing film. It is about a count who shelters a ragtag squad of Americans in his isolated castle hoping they will defend it against the advancing Germans during the Battle of the Bugle. Burt Lancaster and Patrick O'Neal give terrible performances. The screenplay is badly written. Sydney Pollack did a horrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Variety Staff Variety Apparent efforts to insert a fresh side of war by concentrating on some of its grim humor act more as a deterrent than a booster to interest. May 26, 2008 Full Review Time Out Pollack's folly remains an intriguing curio in spite of its pretensions. Feb 9, 2006 Full Review Vincent Canby New York Times It's a sometimes funny and entertaining movie that accomplishes the dubious feat of being both anti and pro war at the same time. Rated: 2.5/5 May 9, 2005 Full Review Richard Schickel LIFE Well worth seeing, not because perfection has been achieved, but because a good serious film response has been made to a good serious book. Jul 18, 2023 Full Review Penelope Houston The Spectator As though a marriage had been arranged between Catch 22 and A Long Day's Dying, and neither party felt much confidence in the outcome. Jul 10, 2018 Full Review TV Guide The dialog is very salty, but the action spotty. Rated: 3/4 May 26, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A one-eyed World War II Army major (Burt Lancaster) and his men occupy a Belgian count's (Jean-Pierre Aumont) castle open to a German attack.
      Director
      Sydney Pollack
      Screenwriter
      Daniel Taradash, David Rayfiel
      Production Co
      Filmways Pictures, Avala Film
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      War
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jul 23, 1969, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 1, 2012
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