Allied agents stage a daring raid on a castle where an American General is imprisoned by the Nazis. But that's not all that's really going on.
October 11, 1912 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
20 October 1918, Koblenz, Germany
14 January 1929, Margate, Kent, England, UK
14 April 1924, Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
10 January 1933, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
18 February 1933, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
11 July 1920, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK
7 November 1912, Berlin, Germany
26 April 1940, Islington, London, England, UK
April1952, England, UK
11 May 1944, London, England, UK
21 December 1917, London, England, UK
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October1948, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
July 18, 1924 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, UK
April 7, 1922 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK
10 November 1925, Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK
15 July 1919, Colchester, Essex, England, UK
September 14, 1919 in Durban, South Africa
19 June 1935, London, England, UK
3 October 1911, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK
21 November 1937, Czestochowa, Poland
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December 26, 2007
If it's explosions, gunplay, and wartime treachery that you like, Where Eagles Dare delivers.May 09, 2005
It is so long (almost three hours) that it may finally bore the very action trade for which it was intended; yet it's just at that point of surface boredom that the movie aficionado will probably become entranced.January 01, 2000
You have to admire any film that casts Clint Eastwood opposite Richard Burton; the real violence is in the clash of acting styles.December 26, 2007
Alistair MacLean wrote an original screenplay that was treated with respect for the writer's unusual abilities as a master of actionful suspense. The resulting film is highly entertaining, thrilling and rarely lets down for a moment.June 06, 2010
A straight-ahead, old-school action movie for war-espionage junkies. [Blu-ray]July 26, 2002
Non-stop action of the highest quality.April 03, 2005
Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton team up for a fairly high-flying adventure.January 26, 2006
It may be devoid of significance of any sort, but it is nevertheless passably entertaining, and certainly better viewing than most MacLean adaptations.May 24, 2008
If it's a mindless roller-coaster thrill ride that you fancy, this is the vehicle that knows how to make it a fun ride.