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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1968 DVD Release: 05/03/2005 Format: DVD - Letterbox for TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered,Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English, Japanese Subtitles: English, French, Japanese, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 35 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 9 Genres: Action, War, War Adventure See Also: Clint Eastwood Collection: Where Eagles Dare

An expensive but enormously profitable war picture, Where Eagles Dare centers upon a daring rescue and even more daring escape. Disguised as Nazi officers, commandoes Maj. John Smith (Richard Burton), Lt. Morris Schaffer Clint Eastwood and six other courageous souls parachute behind enemy lines. Their mission: to rescue an American general, held captive in a supposedly impenetrable Alpine castle. Aiding and abetting the commandoes are Allied undercover agents Mary (Mary Ure) and Heidi (Ingrid Pitt). Also on hand is a British officer (Patrick Wymark), who masterminded the mission. Somewhere, somehow, someone amongst the Allies is going to turn out to be a traitor. There's also a neat plot twist in store when the commandoes manage to reach the American general -- which leads to yet another twist. The vertigo-inducing climax has made Where Eagles Dare one of the most sought-after of "early" Eastwood starring features. The film was written directly for the screen by espionage novelist Alistair MacLean. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Richard Burton - John Smith
Clint Eastwood - Lt. Morris Schaffer
Mary Ure - Mary Ellison
Michael Hordern - Vice Adm. Rolland
Patrick Wymark - Wyatt Turner