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One weekend Major Smith, Lieutenant Schaffer, and a beautiful blonde named Mary decided to win World War II. - Where Eagles Dare
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Title: Where Eagles Dare

Release Date: 4 Dec 1968

Runtime: 2h 35m

Genre: Action, Adventure, War

Director: Jerry Gershwin Productions, Elliott Kastner Productions, Winkast Film Productions, Gershwin-Kastner, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Companies: Jerry Gershwin Productions, Elliott Kastner Productions, Winkast Film Productions, Gershwin-Kastner, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.506 (892 votes)

Cast

  • Maj. Smith: Richard Burton
  • Lt. Morris Schaffer: Clint Eastwood
  • Mary Ellison: Mary Ure
  • Col. Wyatt Turner DSO MC: Patrick Wymark
  • Adm. Rolland: Michael Hordern
  • Christiansen: Donald Houston
  • Berkeley: Peter Barkworth
  • Thomas: William Squire
  • Brig. Gen. George Carnaby: Robert Beatty
  • Sgt. Harrod: Brook Williams
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