Where Eagles Dare

Wonderful location, feel & ambiance Great nazi baddies & plot Feels & looks real & you can feel the remote cold snow Amazing score Full marks ... Well done all round

I can remember seeing this film when it first came out and seeing it on a big screen was a knockout - particularly the starting sequence of a plane flying through the alps at low level. Two great actors - Eastwood and Burton play off each other superbly and the tension is kept up right through to the twist at the end. I've watched it many times and even though I know the ending, I still thoroughly enjoy it.

A first-class film of its kind. A bit of an epic at two and a half hours----and packed with thrills and spills from beginning to end. There is also a clever plot, plenty of tension, and an intriguing series of suspense sub-plots and 'mysteries' and red-herrings beneath all the action. The 'body-count' in this film is extraordinary ( never have so many Germans been sacrificed by so few for so much :). Try and add up the number of bodies by the final action-packed scenes . That is a 'jokey' aside-----it does not interfere with what is a truly good film , suitable for the whole family both male and female.

Richard Burton is masterful. The supporting cast are excellent, including Clint Eastwood who went on to become a cinematic legend.

The setting is eerie and menacing. Watch out for Derren Nesbitt, who played a lot of TV roles as the SS chief at the Schloss Adler, which makes Colditz seem a mild place ( no offence intended to that true and inspiring legend as opposed to this fictitious piece of film 'fun').

The 2 and a half hours flies by and we are left breathless by the end.......and even then we have to face a real sting in the tail.

I love films of virtually every genre, from musicals to comedies , from horror to westerns.....and most others in between-----so long as they are good.. 'Where Eagles Dare' is more than a war film ( it has much more going on within sub-plots) and it is much more than 'good' ( it is better than 'good').

Highly recommended for all the family.

This has to be the best World War 2 film. The setting, the sounds, the story, all gripping stuff. Who cares if there are some inaccuraces, let your mind be free and watch the krauts get a good bashing.

I really enjoyed this. Excellent script by Alasttair MacLean who also wrote the book (which I put on my xmas list after watching this). Stands the testt of time very well, accompanied by a great score. Eastwood and Burton are on fine form, and are well supported by a quality, mainly, british, cast.