Where Eagles Dare
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.
Release Date
December 4, 1968Runtime
155 minRating
PGDirected by
Brian G. Hutton, Penny Daniels, Colin M. Brewer, Yakima Canutt, Anthony Waye, Patrick Clayton, Chris KennyScreenplay by
Alistair MacLeanStory by
Alistair MacLeanLanguage
EnglishBudget
$7,700,000Revenue
$21,000,000Status
ReleasedCast
Richard Burton
Maj. SmithClint Eastwood
Lt. Morris SchafferMary Ure
Mary EllisonPatrick Wymark
Col. Wyatt Turner DSO MCMichael Hordern
Adm. RollandDonald Houston
ChristiansenPeter Barkworth
BerkeleyWilliam Squire
ThomasRobert Beatty
Brig. Gen. George CarnabyNeil McCarthy
Sgt. Jock MacPhersonVincent Ball
CarpenterAnton Diffring
Col. KramerFerdy Mayne
RosemeyerDerren Nesbitt
Von HapenIngrid Pitt
HeidiGuy Deghy
Maj. Wilhelm Wilner (uncredited)Del Baker
Pilot / German Soldier (uncredited)Max Faulkner
Sgt. Hartmann (uncredited)Harry Fielder
German Soldier (uncredited)John G. Heller
German Major - at 'Zum Wilden Hirsch' (uncredited)Ian McCulloch
German Officer (uncredited)Derek Newark
German Major (uncredited)Jim Brady
Waiter at Zum Wilden Hirsch (uncredited)Anton Rodgers
German Officer at Airfield (uncredited)Ernst Walder
Airport Control Officer (uncredited)Roy Beck
German Cablecar Engineer (uncredited)Fred Wood
German Soldier in Bier Keller (uncredited)Images
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In conversation with... the Where Eagles Dare film-makers
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Where Eagles Dare Theatrical Trailer
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