Where Eagles Dare

(1969)

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A high-powered, big-budget WWII espionage thriller, the film follows an elite group of Allied commandos, led by John Smith (Richard Burton), assigned to rescue an American general being held captive by the Nazis in a castle high in the Bavarian Alps. Assisted by a young American lieutenant, Morris Schaffer (Clint Eastwood), Smith and his crew of six don German uniforms and parachute into enemy territory. An exciting picture with a lot of action and adventure.

Listen as Clint Eastwood speaks candidly about his thoughts on this film.

• After the success of The Guns of Navarone, Alastair MacLean was commissioned to write this original screenplay.
• Clint dubbed the film "Where Doubles Dare" after not being allowed to dangle off a cable car in Austria.
• Similarly, the studio was unimpressed by Clint buying himself a Norton motorbike and racing it round the Brand's Hatch race circuit.
• Although the film has a PG certificate, it has the highest body count of any of Clint's films.
• Maggie gave birth to Clint's son Kyle four days before shooting ended in May 1968.

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