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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 Blog

Does 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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Kenneth Griffith was first intended for the Peter Barkworth role.
The castle, Schloss Hohenwerfen, is today open to the public and is a falconry. Other than the exterior, the only feature that will be familiar to movie fans is the courtyard.
The part that ultimately went to Clint Eastwood was also offered to Lee Marvin, but he declined, telling the producers they were about 4 years too late. Marvin had already starred in a WW2 action-adventure, The Dirty Dozen, which he hated. Although it made him a huge star, he did not want to return to that type of movie.
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