Where Eagles Dare

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Where Eagles Dare

PG

1969

2h 38m

War

Action

Adventure

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A crack team of Allied soldiers stages a daring rescue during World War II. A U.S. general is being held captive in an imposing castle fort, high in the Bavarian Alps. The audacious plan calls for Lt. Schaffer (Clint Eastwood), Maj. Smith (Richard Burton) and other operatives to parachute down wearing Nazi disguises. They'll penetrate the mountain outpost while undercover operatives assist them from within. But their mission changes when they discover that there's a traitor in their midst.

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Jason Bailey

DVDTalk.com

As with Kelly's Heroes, Where Eagles Dare pulls itself together best in its third act

Rated: 3/5

Jul 8, 2017

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Guardian

It gets better, yields deeper layers of meaning, every time I see it.

Jul 8, 2017

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Variety Staff

Variety

Alistair MacLean wrote an original screenplay that was treated with respect for the writer's unusual abilities as a master of actionful suspense. The resulting film is highly entertaining, thrilling and rarely lets down for a moment.

Dec 26, 2007

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...sets the right, jaunty tone for a never-to-be-bettered, big-star WWII victory lap…

Rated: 5/5

Jan 28, 2024

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Wayne Harada

Honolulu Advertiser

Alas, the film's main fault is that it endures too long... There is an intermission in the showing I caught, but war epics preferably should be limited to 2 hours. The puzzle should be solved in that time span, wouldn't you say?

Mar 17, 2023

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Michael Kostelnuk

Winnipeg Free Press

The new Richard Burton-Clint Eastwood movie, Where Eagles Dare, manages to bore you to death and insult your intelligence at the same time.

Aug 18, 2021

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Gerald H

This flick was filmed in my home-county. Do you know what a „Schaas“ is? This is a Schaas.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/15/25

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Bernard M

An excellent action picture that holds up quite well over the years. The two leads play well together; the story is far fetched but presented with such conviction that watching the film holds the viewed glued to the screen for the 2.5 hours runtime.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/05/25

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Christopher S

A ripping yarn. Nothing more, nothing less. Just enjoy it and ignore the pretentious so called 'critics'

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/10/25

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Leo P

This greatly entertaining movie has a big flaw. When the water temperature in the river is about 4°C you have to take off wet clothes in order to survive. You can't continue as nothing had happened.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/01/24

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Nol P

My official review for Where Eagles Dare to share! Yes I factored in the 1969 release date! But Eastwood was under utilized a lot of the film! Very hokey pokey a lot of the time and with some silly music going on and many silly action scenes. There was some good for its time but overall this is quite long and all over the place! I tried so hard to like, I really did! Best I can honestly give this is a solid 4 to 4.5 out of 10! COOL artwork though to represent this film I took note on.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/12/24

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Birgit G

This film is so far fetched. This film is an insold to the German Army and the people.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/24/24

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Synopsis

A crack team of Allied soldiers stages a daring rescue during World War II. A U.S. general is being held captive in an imposing castle fort, high in the Bavarian Alps. The audacious plan calls for Lt. Schaffer (Clint Eastwood), Maj. Smith (Richard Burton) and other operatives to parachute down wearing Nazi disguises. They'll penetrate the mountain outpost while undercover operatives assist them from within. But their mission changes when they discover that there's a traitor in their midst.

Director: Brian G. Hutton
Producer: Elliott Kastner
Screenwriter: Alistair MacLean
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Winkast Film Productions, Elliott Kastner Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: War, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 11, 2015
Runtime: 2h 38m

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