Where Eagles Dare

[Ghost Magnum]

I just watch Where Eagles Dare for the first time. I never heard of it until the other day on a YouTube top ten Clint Eastwood movie video. I was surprised Clint Eastwood took second billing in the movie. Even though he had a higher body count than all his Dirty Harry movies combined.

Watching this movie I couldn’t help but notice a lot of similarities to the Return To Castle wolfenstein game series. I guess ID software borrowed a lot of ideas from this movie.

 

[Rustyt1953]

A casting stroke of genius.

 

[biku324]

The book by Alistair MacLean is far, far better.

 

[Ghost Magnum]

The book by Alistair MacLean is far, far better.

What I read it was based off a book. Apparently this movie inspired several songs

A casting stroke of genius.

Top notch. It was kinda the Expendables of its day in a way.

 

[Rustyt1953]

The film had an acclaimed soundtrack.

The book didn't have Mary Ure.

 

[FortyFiveACP]

I really like the movie. It's on my regular rotation of WW2 movies along with Patton, Midway, Tora, Tora, Tora and Dirty Dozen. The movie is a bit quirky but it's still cool and the scenery is awesome. I've visited that part of the world several times and it's simply beautiful.

 

[LVSteve]

... I was surprised Clint Eastwood took second billing in the movie. ...

In 1968? Richard Burton vs Clint for top billing? No contest, Burton FTW.

 

[Hair Trigger]

I just watch Where Eagles Dare for the first time. I never heard of it until the other day on a YouTube top ten Clint Eastwood movie video. I was surprised Clint Eastwood took second billing in the movie.

Up to that point, the only movies he'd made that most people had heard of were the three spaghetti westerns and Hang 'Em High. He was still 3 years away from Dirty Harry. Burton was Hollywood royalty for years before Eastwood. I like the flick pretty good, it doesn't seem to get much play in the last few years.

One I'd really like to see get on the show list again is The Eiger Sanction.

 

[Beemerguy53]

I saw Where Eagles Dare when it was first released, and it's been one of my favorite flicks ever since...one of those films I can watch over and over without getting tired of it.

There are some comically campy moments in that film, such as British actor Derren Nesbitt's laughable German accent..."I zeem to remembah zat ze cathedrrrrral vas on ze ozer zide uv ze sqvuare."

 

[UncleEd]

In that genre of WWII fantasies,
I always preferred "The Eagle
Has Landed."

 

[ladder13]

In 1968? Richard Burton vs Clint for top billing? No contest, Burton FTW.

Yeah, in 1968.

 

[IAM Rand]

Watched the movie and liked it so much that I started reading Alistair Maclean books. Books are almost always better but, they don't have Clint Eastwood or Richard Burton.

 

[NYlakesider]

Watched the movie and liked it so much that I started reading Alistair Maclean books. Books are almost always better but, they don't have Clint Eastwood or Richard Burton.

Always been a avid reader and I got into MacLean books as a younger person.(used them for book reports in English class at school) Think I read everything he wrote some more than once.

To me it seems he sort of begot Frederick Forsyth and Forsyth begot Tom Clancy.

 

[LVSteve]

Always been a avid reader and I got into MacLean books as a younger person.(used them for book reports in English class at school) Think I read everything he wrote some more than once.

To me it seems he sort of begot Frederick Forsyth and Forsyth begot Tom Clancy.

...and then there was Hammond Innes, too. Nicholas Montserrat wrote one that I recall, "The Cruel Sea". You could smell it reading that book.

 

[snowman]

I'm not into movies, but a friend of mine is, and he loaned me a DVD of the film. It was OK, but I didn't follow the spy intrigue explained by Burton in the basement scene near the end; so I essentially missed the whole plot. Guess I won't be working for the CIA anytime soon.

Regards,
Andy



P.S. When it comes to movies set in central Europe, I think I'll settle for The Sound of Music. Loved the snowy winter scenes in this one, however.

P.P.S. Upon reflection, my recall of my view of the film at the time has improved. I actually found much of it entertaining, especially the action scenes such as the struggle on top of the cable car and the escape to the airplane on the bus -sure are some talented folks in the filmmaking industry.

 

[tlawler]

The book by Alistair MacLean is far, far better.

A good MacLean novel, but not his best in my opinion. My personal favorite is “Fear is the Key”, with “Ice Station Zebra” a close second. Of course everyone here probably has their own personal favorite

“HMS Ulysses”, MacLean’s debut novel, was a favorite amongst sailors in the fleet because it dealt with MacLean’s personal experiences as a fleet sailor in Her Majesty’s Navy aboard a WWII fighting cruiser.

 

[rockquarry]

Where Eagles Dare was a pretty good Clint Eastwood film, far better than those horrible Italian westerns.

 

[LVSteve]

Where Eagles Dare was a pretty good Clint Eastwood film, far better than those horrible Italian westerns.

Here's somebody else who doesn't get it. Where Eagles Dare is a Richard Burton movie that happens to have Clint Eastwood in it.

 

[NYlakesider]

Here's somebody else who doesn't get it. Where Eagles Dare is a Richard Burton movie that happens to have Clint Eastwood in it.

I do not remember the exact statement but did not Mr Burton call Eastwood a punk in the movie!--

 

[rockquarry]

Here's somebody else who doesn't get it. Where Eagles Dare is a Richard Burton movie that happens to have Clint Eastwood in it.

I responded in the same vein as the original post mentioning something about ten best Eastwood films, so I referred to Where Eagles Dare as an Eastwood film. Certainly a grave error on my part. I'm well aware that Burton was a big name star long before Eastwood began acting.