Where Eagles Dare is a movie directed by Brian G. Hutton in 1968 and based on the book of the same name by Alistair MacLean, first published in 1967. The movie features Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure, Patrick Wymark, Michael Hordern, Peter Barkworth, and others.
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Storyline
During World War II, a British aircraft is shot down and crashes in Nazi held territory. The Germans capture the only survivor, American Brigadier General George Carnaby, who 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.
Movie vs Book
Year
1968
Minutes
158
Movie Rate
7.70
Source: IMDb
Movie
Where Eagles Dare
Director: Brian G. Hutton
Country: UK
Year: 1968
Length: 2h38m
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Year
1967
Pages
320
Book Rate
8.28
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Book
Where Eagles Dare
Author: Alistair MacLean
Country: UK
First published in: 1967
Length: 320 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“I'm always really impressed when a movie can function like a novel does - that's so hard to do.”
GIA COPPOLA (Filmmaker)
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