Where Eagles Dare
One weekend Major Smith, Lieutenant Schaffer, and a beautiful blonde named Mary decided to win World War II.
7.5(1,006) 1968-12-04 155 minAdventureWar
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.
DirectorBrian G. Hutton
ProducerElliott Kastner
Original Music ComposerRon Goodwin
ScreenplayAlistair MacLean
Cast & characters
Richard Burton
as Maj. Smith
Clint Eastwood
as Lt. Morris Schaffer
Mary Ure
as Mary Ellison
Patrick Wymark
as Col. Wyatt Turner DSO MC
Michael Hordern
as Adm. Rolland
Donald Houston
as Christiansen
Peter Barkworth
as Berkeley
William Squire
as Thomas
Robert Beatty
as Brig. Gen. George Carnaby
Brook Williams
as Sgt. Harrod
Neil McCarthy
as Sgt. Jock MacPherson
Vincent Ball
as Carpenter
Anton Diffring
as Col. Kramer
Ferdy Mayne
as Rosemeyer
Derren Nesbitt
as Von Hapen
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Victor Beaumont
as Col. Weissner
Ingrid Pitt
as Heidi
Guy Deghy
as Maj. Wilhelm Wilner (uncredited)
Philip Stone
as Sky Tram Operator (uncredited)
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Chris Adcock
as German Soldier (uncredited)
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Del Baker
as Pilot / German Soldier (uncredited)
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Richard Beale
as Telephone Orderly (uncredited)
Ivor Dean
as German Officer #2 (uncredited)
Max Faulkner
as Sgt. Hartmann (uncredited)
