Where Eagles Dare (1968)

Director
Brian G. Hutton

Main cast
Richard Burton; Clint Eastwood; Mary Ure; Patrick Wymark; Michael Hordern

Genres
Adventure, Drama, Action, History, War

Description
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.


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