Where Eagles Dare

1968 · 2h35 · Film

Directed by Brian G. Hutton

Starring Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure, Patrick Wymark, Michael Hordern, Donald Houston, Peter Barkworth, William Squire, Robert Beatty, Brook Williams

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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.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Alistair MacLean

Music

Ron Goodwin

Cinematography

Arthur Ibbetson

Cast

Patrick Wymark, Michael Hordern, Donald Houston, Peter Barkworth, William Squire, Robert Beatty, Brook Williams, Neil McCarthy, Vincent Ball

Updated July 22, 2026

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