| Where Eagles Dare | |
|---|---|
 UK quad crown release poster by Howard Terpning | |
| Directed by | Brian G. Hutton |
| Screenplay by | Alistair MacLean |
| Based on | Where Eagles Dare 1967 novel by Alistair MacLean |
| Produced by | Elliott Kastner |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Arthur Ibbetson |
| Edited by | John Jympson |
| Music by | Ron Goodwin |
| Color process | Metrocolor |
Production company | Winkast Film Productions |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
| Countries | United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6.2 million[1]–$7.7 million[2] |
| Box office | $21 million[3] |
Where Eagles Dare is a 1968 action adventure war thriller spy film directed by Brian G. Hutton and starring Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood and Mary Ure. It follows a Special Operations Executive team of men attempting to save a captured American General from the fictional Schloß Adler fortress, except the mission turns out not to be as it seems. It was filmed in Panavision using the Metrocolor process, and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Alistair MacLean wrote the screenplay, his first, at the same time that he wrote the novel of the same name. Both became commercial successes.
The film involved some of the top filmmakers of the day and was shot on location in Austria and Bavaria. Hollywood stuntman Yakima Canutt was the second unit director and shot most of the action scenes; British stuntman Alf Joint doubled for Burton in many sequences, including the fight on top of the cable car; award-winning conductor and composer Ron Goodwin wrote the film score; and future Oscar nominee Arthur Ibbetson worked on the cinematography. Where Eagles Dare received mostly positive critical reaction, with praise for the action sequences, score and the performances of Burton and Eastwood, and has since been considered a classic.[4][5]
- ^ Webster, Jack (1991). Alistair MacLean: A Life. Chapmans. p. 133.
- ^ "Metro-Goldwyn Omits Dividend; O'Brien Resigns: Board Cites Possible Loss Of Up to $19 Million in The Current Fiscal Year Bronfman Named Chairman". Wall Street Journal. 27 May 1969. p. 2.
- ^ Hughes, p.194
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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