Where Eagles Dare

Pros: Burton, Eastwood, Cinematograpy, Screenplay, Score
Cons: None

This movie is one of those where you have to suspend your disbelief and just hang on for the ride!

Richard Burton, in a great performance, stars as "Major John Smith", a British commando/secret agent sent behind enemy lines to...

Pros: Young Clint Eastwood, girls w/ guns, great get away scene.
Cons: Richard Burton can't act his way out of a paper bag. The accents.

A few weeks ago, on 2 for 1 night at the video store, I couldn't help but laugh when Ryan popped up with a copy of Where Eagles Dare in his hands. I'm sure that his reasons for renting it were twofold. The movie not only has a Misfits song named after...

Pros: Great setting and production design, Eastwood in his first non-cowboy role
Cons: Burton as a narcoleptic drag queen, the horrendously fake German accents

Ahhh yes, "Where Eagles Dare". This movie seems to be on cable every single day on long winter afternoons. Picture this: it's snowing outside, you're a little bored and flipping through the channels. Suddenly, there it is: Richard Burton clinging to th ...

Pros: Burton, Eastwood and the cinematography
Cons: None

"Where Eagles Dare" was written by Alistair MacLean, who also wrote 30 other books, including "The Guns of Navarone." Directed by Brian G. Hutton ("Kelly's Hero's and "Zee & Co.") and starring Richard Burton...

Pros: Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Cinematography
Cons: Doesn't Do Justice To German Military Efficiency

"Where Eagles Dare" is one of those war films which have a great deal going for it, although falling into some typical traps. Even so, I found it to be entertaining enough to have watched it on a number of occasions.

There is truly...

Pros: Clint Eastwood,and the plot
Cons: older movies so abit grainy

As a big Clint Eastwood fan i try to watch all of his movies.
the movie is full of twist and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat .A group of allied forces goes behind enemy lines to rescue a captured American officer before he can forced to...

Pros: Well done action, good FX, settings
Cons: None

Good action plot, unique setting, very Behind Enemy lines, the war seen within Germany at time. Good timing, coordination thus no gaps seen in content, but we never knew who killer was until ending in the escape plane cabin or the one who ordered those...

Pros: you get to go to the castle. you get to rescue the general...
Cons: there are bullets fired in this film-it may be very difficult to get out

A Great Film with a great soundtrack. Check out www.whereaglesdare.com to hear the soundtrack. Or do a search for "where eagles dare" to find the site... step 1)- maximize your browser to full screen (f11 key for pc windows) step 2)- click the grey link ...