Where Eagles Dare (1968) | |
| Director(s) | Brian G. Hutton |
| Producer(s) | Denis Holt (associate), Elliott Kastner, Jerry Gershwin (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Film Adaptation, War |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, World War II |
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Where Eagles Dare (1968) was a War - Drama Film directed by Brian G. Hutton and produced by Elliott Kastner, Jerry Gershwin and Denis Holt.
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The British Invaders Blogathon: WHERE EAGLES DARE
By Dan Day Jr. on Aug 1, 2015 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogDoes the 1969 movie WHERE EAGLES DARE qualify as a British film? Well, the man who is running this blogathon says it does. Most of the film was shot at MGM's British Studios in Borehamwood, England. Much of the cast & crew of WHERE EAGLES DARE were British. But more importantly the movie is par... Read full article
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Heidi:
[to Mary Ellison disguised as "Maria Schenk"] My dear cousin Maria, you came after all.
Heidi: Better lock the door.
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Heidi: Better lock the door.
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In the scenes where Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood climb the steep fortress walls, Burton moves with ease, while Eastwood is clearly working hard physically. This was due to the fact that Burton, who was a hard-drinker and out-of-shape by that point, chose to ride a crane (made invisible by special effects) up the wall, whereas the young, healthy Eastwood was actually climbing the wall.
Kenneth Griffith was first intended for the Peter Barkworth role.
In a recent Channel 4 (UK) survey of the top 100 war movies Steven Spielberg voted this as his favorite, mainly due to its sheer "boys own" factor of unreality. He even went so far as to repeat the "Broadsword calling Danny Boy" line.
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Kenneth Griffith was first intended for the Peter Barkworth role.
In a recent Channel 4 (UK) survey of the top 100 war movies Steven Spielberg voted this as his favorite, mainly due to its sheer "boys own" factor of unreality. He even went so far as to repeat the "Broadsword calling Danny Boy" line.
read more facts about Where Eagles Dare...
