Film
Where Eagles Dare
Dec 4, 1968 · United Kingdom, United States
Where Eagles Dare is a 1968 epic action adventure war film directed by Brian G. Hutton and starring Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood and Mary Ure. It follows a World War II British Special Operations Executive team charged with saving a captured American general from a fortress known as Schloß Adler, as their mission takes several unexpected turns. It was filmed in Panavision using the Metrocolor process, and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Alistair MacLean wrote the screenplay, his first, while he was writing the novel of the same name. Both became commercial successes.
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- Director
- Brian G. Hutton
- Author
- Alistair MacLean
- Cast
- Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure, Patrick Wymark, Michael Hordern, William Squire, Ingrid Pitt, Derren Nesbitt