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Where Eagles Dare [1968]
starring: Clint Eastwood, Richard Burton, Mary Ure, Patrick Wymark, Michael Hordern
directed by: Richard G. Hutton

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: Parental Guidance
Binding: DVD
EAN: 7321900651868
Format: PAL, Widescreen
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 2
Release Date: June 01, 2006
Running Time: 148 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: March 12, 1969
Sales Rank: 1616

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
Scorned by reviewers when it came out, Where Eagles Dare has acquired a cult following over the years for its unashamed and highly concentrated dose of commando death-dealing to legions of Nazi machine-gun fodder. In 1968 Clint Eastwood was just getting used to the notion that he might be a world-class movie star; Richard Burton, whose image had been shaped equally by classical theatre and his headline-making romance with Elizabeth Taylor, was eager to try his hand at the action genre. Author Alistair MacLean's novel The Guns of Navarone had inspired the film that started the 1960s vogue for World War II military capers, so he was prevailed upon to write the screenplay (his first). The central location, an impregnable Alpine stronghold locked in ice and snow, is surpassing cool, but the plot and action are ultra-mechanical, and the switcheroo gamesmanship of just who is the undercover double (triple?) agent on the mission becomes aggressively silly. --Richard T Jameson

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- enjoyable but not top 10.
this is a decent war film but is certainly not a classic , firstly we have got eastwood and burton 2 great actors but the rest of the cast are nobodies and it shows.
secondly the film is set in the snow covered mountains and grey stone castle to say its got wonderful scenery is a false statement its either all white or all grey to my viewing.
the film however is fast paced with plenty of action although it seems quite dated which is strange when you see war films made 10 years earlier that are still very fresh , {bridge on the river kwia} i guess it was a star studded cast and proper scenery that made that film memorable.where eagles dare will surely entertain you for over 2 hours and should be added to your war collection but it ... Read More:

Rating:

- Where Eagles Dare
The one thing that puzzles me in this film, and no one seems to have noticed, when Richard Burton meets Ingrid Pitt for the first time in the tavern, he whilstles the tune "Lauralie" which was written by a Jewish composer and banned in Nazi Germany. He later says that he is the brother of Himmler, if that was the case there is no way he would have chosen that tune!

Rating:

- Nazi gypsies machine fodder
This badly contrived 1968 romp of a war movie brilliantly casts two acting giants from different sides of the Atlantic. Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton were at the top of their game at this stage of their careers, and they helped make Where Eagles Dare a hilarious, thoroughly enjoyable boys own adventure.

"Broadsword calling Danny Boy, come in...."

I will never forget that voice and those words. It reminds me of Christmas day TV. Anyhoo, the plot to Where Eagles Dare is incredibly contrived and implausible, the coincidences are staggering (as much that we're expected to believe them all as anything) and the reality deeply flawed. But who cares?? I love this movie, and 'Where Eagles Dare' school of WWII action ... Read More:

Rating:

- Superb
Where Eagles Dare is a Boy's Own War film with a twist. It is fast paced with an interesting story which keeps you riveted for the duration. Both Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood are very good in their respective roles and are ablely supported by the rest of the cast. Although at times you laugh at the apparent stupidity of the Nazis this is just a minor drawback in a wonderful film.

Rating:

- Entertaining War drama
A slightly humerous look at a special operations unit from WW2, trying to find a leak from within its organisation! A great cast, with excellently filmed scenes, you are sat on the edge of your seat waiting for the next thing to happen. A must for any war film buff!!

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