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Kelly's Heroes

They were goldbricks until they found out about the gold bricks – a fortune in Nazi-confiscated bullion! Clint Eastwood reups with the director of his Where Eagles Dare for the action-filled and tongue-in-cheek tale of GIs who decide to get something extra out of the war. Eastwood’s title character masterminds a scheme to slip behind enemy lines and steal the loot. Co-stars include a trio on the verge of big-time TV success: Carroll O’Connor, Telly Savalas and Gavin MacLeod. Plus, Don Rickles plays the expectedly outspoken Crapgame. And in the same year as his starmaking M*A*S*H, Donald Sutherland is Oddball, World War II’s only hippie. Dig it!

Where Eagles Dare

The mission is clear. Get in. Get the general. Get out. Commandos charged with freeing a U.S. general from an Alpine fortress should also be told to trust nothing – including the search-and-rescue orders just issued. Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood go Where Eagles Dare in this twisty World War II thriller written by action master Alistair MacLean (The Guns of Navarone, Ice Station Zebra) and directed by Brian G. Hutton (Kelly’s Heroes). Known for fiery dramatic roles, Burton ventures into the realm of movie pyrotechnics with dynamic efficiency. And Eastwood’s cool-fire presence heightens one searing action sequence after another. The film became Eastwood’s then-largest hit and its studio’s #1 moneymaker of the year.

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Kelly's Heroes, a tongue-in-cheek 1970 variation on The Dirty Dozen looks less fresh than it did in the year of its release, but it still has some enjoyable moments. Clint Eastwood stars along with Donald Sutherland, Harry Dean Stanton, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor, and Gavin MacLeod in the story of American soldiers who try to steal gold behind enemy lines in World War II. Sutherland's hippie G.I. doesn't have the sardonic and timely appeal he did during the Vietnam War, but the film's irreverence and several of the performances are worth a visit. --Tom Keogh

Scorned by reviewers when it came out, Where Eagles Dare is a concentrated dose of commando death-dealing to legions of Nazi machine-gun fodder that has acquired a cult over the years. In 1968 Clint Eastwood was just getting used to the notion that he might be a world-class movie star; Richard Burton, whose image had been shaped equally by classical theater training and his headline-making romance with Elizabeth Taylor, was eager to try on the action ethos Eastwood was already nudging toward caricature. Alistair MacLean's novel The Guns of Navarone had inspired the film that started the '60s vogue for World War II military capers, so he was prevailed on to write the screenplay (his first). The central location, an impregnable Alpine stronghold locked in ice and snow, is surpassing cool, but the plot and action are ultra-mechanical, and the switcheroo gamesmanship of just who is the undercover double (triple?) agent on the mission becomes aggressively silly. --Richard T. Jameson

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 5.25 x 0.5 inches; 0.01 ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 883929125685
Director ‏ : ‎ Brian G. Hutton
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, NTSC, Widescreen, Blu-ray
Run time ‏ : ‎ 5 hours and 2 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ June 1, 2010
Actors ‏ : ‎ Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor, Donald Sutherland
Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ Spanish
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish
Studio ‏ : ‎ Warner Home Video
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001XURJCS
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2

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Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2010

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I became a fan of Clint Eastwood and grew to respect his integrity as a film maker because I was lucky enough to see his early films before the bigger budget blockbusters. That talent and taste, if you will, was evident right from the beginning, starting with the 'Man with no Name' trilogy which concluded with undeniably the best 'Western' of all time, "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." Stolen by Eli Wallach's performance and Sergio Leone's inspired direction and that score!! You can't sing it, repeat it or buy it other than with the film, but that brilliant riff which was actually used as an homage in Kelly's Heroes is so memorable that you know it the second it begins. It has been copied and used many a time in films; proof that imitation is indeed the sincerest form of flattery.

After the spaghetti westerns, there are a number that aren't as well known but just as well done and entertaining. One of my favorites is "Coogan's Bluff." Please watch it just for Eastwood's dry anachronistic character, a gentleman in the middle of the late-sixties New York City. It is hysterical and yet a great detective piece. Keep going with "Where Eagles Dare" or "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot." Consider that he did all these films while managing to do the first three Dirty Harry films is truly remarkable... I still haven't gotten to my favorite, "Kelly's Heroes." Forget any apologies or qualifications about comedic efforts or in which genre it belongs, "Kelly's Heroes" is one of the best war films of all time. No, that isn't an exaggeration from a die hard fan. It is just a basic conclusion from reasonable people who love movies that entertain and don't represent the celluloid product of a director's narcissistic obsession: himself.

There are indeed some good war films, and the best tend to dramatize the brutality and insanity of war. So when one takes a different route and exposes the greed and profiteering that happen in all conflict, and does so in a humorous way, should that somehow disqualify yhe film from consideration as a great or artistic work? Watch Kelly's Heroes again, or for the first time if you were one of those poor souls locked up in a Soviet Gulag in Siberia during the early seventies; which just so happened to be when they were all at full occupancy. Watch a movie that is beautifully produced with a score and cinematography that is nonpareil.

To such a beautifully looking and sounding work add Mr. Eastwood, Donald Sutherland in a hysterical performance as the anachronistic hippy tank commander, Telly Savalas as the perfectly cast master-seargent promoted to cat-hearder desperately trying to keep a misfit unit together, befuddled by Eastwood's brilliant but treasonous leadership, and a plot that is as insane as it is believable. Who wouldn't do what Kelley and his little band of heroic entrepreneurs did if given the same opportunity...

I'm not going to reveal any more of the story and spoil this movie for anyone who might have forgotten this gem of a film. If you ever find yourself stuck inside on a rainy Saturday or Sunday afternoon, grab a big bowl and the whole box of microwave popcorn. While those molecules start getting excited, your's should as well. That should give you enough energy to get the DVD and turn on the TV. As inspiration, we like to play 'Beat the Microwave Clock' in our house: Before the bag and popcorn acquire the color and consistency of charcoal, start the movie and while the endless, insanity-producing FBI warning and remote-disabling previews run on, sprint to the refrigerator, grab your beverage of choice, lots of paper towls and a big bowl. As rationalization for the buttery-flavored blends, you can subtract the calories you burn as you buzz through the house in ravenous anticipation. If you are really good or well-practiced, and the kitchen is on the same floor, you should be able to punch the microwave escape hatch before the buzzer sounds and you have to start looking for the step-stool so you can unplug all the smoke detectors...

The trick is remain calm and remember to grab the popcorn bag by the corners. Movies just aren't as much fun when you have to watch them with bandages on your hands and ringing in your ears.

Even if you burn the popcorn and your hands, I promise you will quickly forget as you become immersed in what is simply a great and thrilling story. What I can't guarantee is how your sides will feel after you spend the entire afternoon laughing...

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Great movie

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2024

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An action-packed Clint Eastwood World War II double feature

Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2013

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For my reviews of this Blu-ray Clint Eastwood World War II double feature, I'll do them in chronological order.

WHERE EAGLES DARE is based on the Alistair MacLean novel and stars Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood. and Mary Ure (Mrs. Robert Shaw). It was directed by Brian Hutton.
Unlike THE GUNS OF NAVARONE, a previous World War II movie based on an Alistair MacLean novel, WHERE EAGLES DARE is less character-driven and, instead, places a greater emphasis on action, explosions and a whopping body count---Burton and Eastwood seemingly kill half the Vermacht in this movie.
I saw the movie several times and didn't like one unbelievable part of the movie in which captured American Brig. General Cartwright Jones, who has knowledge of the upcoming D-Day invasion, is being impersonated by a lowly GI who was a second-rate actor before the war. I later found out that this was based on true stories---British soldier M.E. Clifton James was asked by David Niven (who starred in THE GUNS OF NAVARONE) to be a double for Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery to deceive the Germans. This led to the biomovie I WAS MONTY'S DOUBLE. A second British soldier, Keith Deamer Banwell, also was a double for Montgomery.
There are few mistakes in this movie. The Germans use a helicopter (in fact, German helicopters were only prototypes and were never operational). Also, when the British commandos parachute into Nazi territory, in one scene it's overcast with heavy snow and then the sky is clear with no snow and then returns to heavy snow. This a huge continuity mistake.
Overall, WHERE EAGLES DARE is a very good action movie with lots of shooting, explosions,and high body count of German soldiers----bu this not as interesting and absorbing as THE GUNS OF NAVARONE.

The second movie in this Blu-ray set is KELLY'S HEROES which also starred Clint Eastwood and was directed by Brian Hutton who also directed WHERE EAGLES DARE. The script was written by Troy Kennedy-Martin who also wrote the original classic heist movie THE ITALIAN JOB starring Michael Caine. Other members of this star-studded cast include Telly Savalas (KOJAK, THE DIRTY DOZEN), Donald Sutherland (MASH, THE DIRTY DOZEN), Carroll O'Connor (ALL IN THE FAMILY), Gavin MacLeod (THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW, THE LOVE BOAT), Don Rickles (RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP), Stuart Margolin (THE ROCKFORD FILES), Perry Lopez (CHINATOWN), Harry Dean Stanton (ALIEN), Len Lesser (SEINFELD) and George Savalas (younger brother of Telly Savalas who co-starred with Telly on KOJAK) Also, Yves Montand has an uncredited cameo has the SS commander who is gunned down by Eastwood, and director John Landis (TRADING PLACES, NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE) has an uncredited cameo as a nun.
KELLY'S HEROES is a bank heist movie set in World War II with anti-war overtones since this movie was filmed during the Vietnam War. It was filmed in Yugoslavia because of the abundance of US and Soviet war equipment (the M4 Sherman tanks are real and the German Tiger I tank is a modified Soviet T34 tank).
On the limited edition soundtrack cd, there is a romantic female vocal "Si Tu Me Dis" which struck me as odd since there are no women in the cast and no romantic scenes. However, I later found out that Ingrid Pitt, who co-starred in WHERE EAGLES DARE as a British undercover agent and became famous as a Hammer Films vampiress (THE VAMPIRE LOVERS), was supposed to co-star in KELLY'S HEROES, but she was about to fly to Yugoslavia to start filming when she was told her part had been removed from the movie.
The music from KELLY'S HEROES includes the popular title vocal "Burning Bridges" by Mike Curb, the future lieutenant governor of California. "All for the Love of Sunshine" is the vocal which was the first #1 country hit for Hank Williams, Jr. and is used in the Sherman attack on the German rail yard. The score was written by Lalo Schifrin, who also wrote the score for Eastwood's DIRTY HARRY and also MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, MANNIX. Schifrin also includes a musical parody of Ennio Morricone's music in the parody scene of Eastwood's THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY with Eastwood, Savalas and Sutherland approaching a Tiger I tank.
One interesting bit about this movie is that director Brian Hutton supposedly left the movie business after KELLY'S HEROES and became a New York plumber. However, I read an article several years ago in which the author met Hutton, who was a friend of a friend, and learned that Hutton left Hollywood to become very successful in real estate.
The movie's individual scenes are very entertaining---the comedy scenes are funny and the combat scenes, particular the tank combat scenes, are very impressive. However, the overall movie seems to be missing something. Eastwood has said some key scenes which would reinforce the characters and the anti-war theme were removed, so maybe those deleted scenes would have helped the movie.

For both movies, the Blu-ray video quality is fairly good, but are not major improvements over the dvd versions,The special features are skimpy---for WHERE EAGLES DARE, there is ON LOCATION: WHERE EAGLES DARE and a trailer. For KELLY'S HEROES, there is only a trailer which is very disappointing---I would have loved commentaries by surviving members of the cast including Eastwood, Sutherland, Rickles, MacLeod, Margolin, et al.

Overall, this Blu-ray Clint Eastwood World War II double feature is a must for any Clint Eastwood collection and World War II collection.

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Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2023

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Reviewed in Canada on December 13, 2023

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Update- Just finished watching Kelly's Heroes. Excellent picture and sound quality. Disc is not marked with a Region Code however I presumed it was Region B. Watched it on Region Free Bluray player. Then tried it on my regular player on it played. Seller may be able to add to the description if it it Region Free or Region B. Excellent service by seller. I have ordered others from this seller.

Just received this today December13th. Ahead of schedule. Two disc set. Have not had time to view the films. This is a Region B disc, so if you do not have a region free player the film will not run. Will view the film on my region free blu-ray player later and report.
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Seller rates a 5 star as well. Before shipping the discs they sent me an email to confirm that the disc was region B and I needed the special player. Kudos for them doing the checking to ensuer I would not be disappointed.

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Buen Double Pack

Reviewed in Mexico on October 19, 2023

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Maravillosas las dos peliculas con Excelente transferencia en imagen, he visto peliculas más recientes que estas, con trabajos muy pobres en remasterizacion, así que tan solo por eso, merecen las cinco estrellas.
Ambas peliculas cuentan con Audio y Subtitulos en Español, ( Kelly's Heroes viene solo con Audio en Castellano Europeo )
El Envio en tiempo y forma, sin percances.
Sin Duda un par de extraordinarios clásicos de Colección.

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Kelly's Heroes + Where Eagles Dare [Blu-ray]

Reviewed in Germany on March 23, 2017

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KELLY’S HERO + WHERE EAGLES DARE [1970 / 1968 / 2012] [2 Film Collection] [Blu-ray] [US Release] ‘KELLY’S HERO’ is the Outrageous Adventure of a Handful of GI’s on their Own Secret Mission for God, for Country, and the All-American Buck! ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ is Alistair MacLean’s Epic Adventure Story of a Wartime Mission That Cannot Succeed . . . But Dare Not Fail!

Double Bill Film Collection of action packed adventures set during World War Two. ‘KELLY’S HERO’ is a 1970 war comedy film directed by Brian G. Hutton about a group of World War II American soldiers who go AWOL to rob a bank behind enemy lines. The film stars Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor, and Donald Sutherland, with secondary roles played by Harry Dean Stanton, Gavin MacLeod, and Stuart Margolin. The screenplay was written by British film and television writer Troy Kennedy Martin. The film was a US-Yugoslav co-production, filmed mainly in the Croat village of Vižinada on the Istria peninsula.

‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ is a British 1968 World War II action film starring Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure, and Ingrid Pitt. It was again directed by Brian G. Hutton and shot on location in Austria and Bavaria. Alistair MacLean wrote the novel and the screenplay at the same time and it was his first screenplay; especially for both film and book and became a massive commercial success.

‘KELLY’S HERO’ FILM FACT: The project was announced by M-G-M in November 1968 under the title of ‘The Warriors.’ George Kennedy turned down a role despite an offered fee of $300,000 because he did not like the part. The film was going to have a female role, but prior to filming, it was cut from the script. Ingrid Pitt, who was cast in the role and had been in the film ‘Where Eagles Dare’ with Clint Eastwood the previous year, revealed that Ingrid Pitt was "virtually climbing on board the plane bound for Yugoslavia when word came through that my part had been cut.” ‘KELLY’S HERO’ was shot on location in the Istrian village of Vižinada in the Croatia (former Yugoslavia) and London. Yugoslavia was chosen mostly because earnings from previous showings of films there could not be taken out of the country, but could be used to fund the production. Another reason Yugoslavia was selected was that in 1969, Yugoslavia was one of the few nations whose army was still equipped with operating World War II mechanised German and American equipment, this simplified logistics tremendously. Approximately 20 minutes were cut from the film by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer before theatrical release. Clint Eastwood said later in interviews that he was very disappointed about the re-cut by M-G-M because he felt that many of the deleted scenes not only gave depth to the characters, but also made the film much better. John Landis was a production assistant on this filmand also appears as an extra as one of the three nuns.

‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ FILM FACT: Awards and Nominations: 1970 Laurel Awards: Nominated: Best Action Drama [4th place] and Nominated: Best Action Performance for Clint Eastwood [4th place]. 1985 Huabiao Film Awards: Win: Outstanding Translated Foreign Film. The film ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ involved some of the top moviemaking professionals of the time and is considered a classic. Major contributors included Hollywood stuntman Yakima Canutt, who as second-unit director shot most of the action scenes; British stuntman Alf Joint who doubled for Burton in such sequences as the fight on top of the cable car; award-winning conductor and composer Ron Goodwin, who wrote the film score; and future Oscar-nominee Arthur Ibbetson, who worked on its Cinematography. The film is noted for the phrase "Broadsword calling Danny Boy," that was used by Richard Burton several times throughout the film. ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ includes many historical errors, plot holes and anachronisms. For example, a helicopter, that was actually an American Bell 47 that entered U.S. military service in 1946, is seen at the start of the film. The Luftwaffe did not have an abundance of helicopters able to fly the high-ranking general from Berlin to Bavaria, as is evidenced by the dialogue in the film. Other scenes in ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ were filmed at the M-G-M-British Studios, Borehamwood, England; filmed in spring 1968.

KELLY’S HERO Cast: Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor, Donald Sutherland, Gavin MacLeod, Shepherd Sanders, Stuart Margolin, Jeff Morris, Hal Buckley, Richard Davalos, Perry Lopez, Tom Troupe, Harry Dean Stanton, Len Lesser, David Hurst, George Savalas, Karl-Otto Alberty, Ross Elliott, Paul Picerni (uncredited), Zvonko Jovcic (uncredited), John Landis (uncredited), Joe Mantell (uncredited), Lee Miller (uncredited), Yves Montand (uncredited), Tony Wheeler (uncredited) and Jerry Whittington (uncredited)

WHERE EAGLES DARE Cast: Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure, Ingrid Pitt, Patrick Wymark, Michael Hordern, Donald Houston, Peter Barkworth, William Squire, Robert Beatty, Brook Williams, Neil McCarthy, Vincent Ball, Anton Diffring, Ferdy Mayne, Derren Nesbitt, Victor Beaumont, Guy Deghy (uncredited), Derek Newark (uncredited), Max Faulkner (uncredited), John G. Heller (uncredited) and Olga Lowe (uncredited)

Director: Brian G. Hutton

Producers: Gabriel Katzka, Harold Loeb, Irving L. Leonard, Sidney Beckerman, Denis Holt, Elliott Kastner and Jerry Gershwin

Screenplay: Troy Kennedy-Martin, Alistair MacLean (screenplay), Alistair MacLean (story) and Alistair MacLean (novel) (uncredited)

Composer: Lalo Schifrin and Ron Goodwin

Cinematography: Gabriel Figueroa Mateos and Arthur Ibbetson B.S.C. (Director of Photography)

Video Resolution: 1080p [Metrocolor]

Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 [Panavision]

Audio: English: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, French: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo, German: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo, Italian: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo and Spanish [Castilian]: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo

Subtitles: English SDH, French, German, Italian, Spanish [Castilian], Spanish [Latin], Danish, Finnish, Greek, Norwegian, Português and Swedish

Running Time: 123 minutes and 15? minutes

Region: All Regions

Number of discs: 2

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Warner Home Video

Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: ‘KELLY’S HERO’ [1970] is a very funny and hilarious tongue in cheek film. From the very beginning, when we meet our bombarded, desperate and dishevelled platoon of soldiers, we get comedy moments that had me laughing straight away and effectively set the tone for the film. This wasn’t going to be a film where it made light of the war. Instead it would be a film where it highlighted the chaotic and farcical side of the war and it picked incredible actors to do it.

The story isn’t exactly original; but it is one that has been done loads of times before, as a small group of soldiers decide to go in search of “Nazi Gold.” Clint Eastwood’s Lieutenant Kelly leads these soldiers but soon realises it won’t be as discreet as easy as he’d hoped as the gold is behind enemy lines and the amount of soldiers finding out about the heist keeps growing. It becomes a film of two parts. The first part being the planning and getting to the small village where the gold is being kept, which is where we get the great introduction to each character and we slowly see Lieutenant Kelly’s well-thought out plan falling apart around him. The second part is the execution of the plan and the taking of the gold in a Nazi occupied village. It gives the film the perfect blend of tension, humour and most importantly for a war film, action. In fact I was really impressed with the action moments, not really suffering considering the age of the film.

The film ‘KELLY’S HERO’ is humorous, lively, and entertaining picture could be described as a caper film set against a WWII backdrop. Lieutenant Kelly [Clint Eastwood] is an atypical Army man who, while boozing with a captured German general, learns of $16 million worth of gold bars behind enemy lines and sets the heist in motion, blazing a trail of destruction on route, backed by a wonderfully colourful cast of characters that includes Donald Sutherland as the appropriately named Oddball, a hippie tank driver; Don Rickles as Crapgame, a hustler and arms supplier; Telly Savalas as the sceptical Sergeant Big Joe who goes along for the ride; and Carroll O'Connor as the egotistical General Colt, who is glad to be mistaken for General Eisenhower. The film's most memorable moments are the destruction of railroad station, to the tune of "I've Been Working on the Railroad," and the spoof of the spaghetti western musical scores of Ennio Morricone as Lieutenant Kelly and cohorts prepare for a showdown with a Panzer tank which is totally brilliant. But the only slight negative stance I have is with the actor Donald Sutherland, who has the most irritating, and horrible accent I have ever encountered and the way he speaks you sometimes could not understand what he was saying and how ever did the director allow this ghastly and very horrible situation to arise. Also deserving mention is the Director of Photography Gabriel Figueroa Mateos, who is the veteran Mexican Cinematographer who worked extensively with Luis Bunuel and Emilio Fernandez did a brilliant job.

KELLY’S HERO MUSIC TRACK LIST

SUNSHINE [Performed by Hank Williams, Jr. and The Mike Curb Congregation]

BURNING BRIDGES [Performed by The Mike Curb Congregation]

SI TU ME DIS ("Living For You") [Performed by Monique Aldebert]

THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC (uncredited) [Lyrics by Julia Ward Howe and music by William Steffe] Heard when the Sherman tanks catch up to the platoon.

LA MARSEILLAISE (uncredited) [Written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle] Heard in the village when the villagers celebrate their liberation.

‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ [1968] Here we find Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood on a mission to infiltrate the most inaccessible fortress in the world to rescue an important American general right from under the noses of the Germans. What they and the audience don't suspect is the number of twists and turns this highly thrilling film will take. As a straight adventure the premise of Allied agents springing a general who holds vital war secrets is an exciting one. But director Brian G Hutton sticks closely to Alistair MacLean's original script, which is laden with double-crossing and unexpected adversities. This combined with epic production values and a rousing orchestral score produces a fantastic sense of adventure.

Clint Eastwood sums it up perfectly when he turns to Richard Burton and says "Major, you got me as confused as I'll ever be." Him and the audience both, as right from the beginning the mission is thrown into doubt with the killing of an Allied agent under suspicious circumstances. Woven into this complex mesh is an abundance of exciting action sequences with parachute jumps, an escape on motorbike, the rigging of bombs and the constant threat of discovery. As if all that wasn't enough, Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton have to get up to the Schloss Adler fortress by cable car but typically not by conventional means. And waiting for them on arrival is a complex rabbit warren of German soldiers and deceit. Perhaps the most impressive aspect of it all is the facts that while this film promises so much, it delivers so much more. But Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood are there to save the day. The grizzled veteran and up-and-coming star are cool under pressure, red hot in the fire fights and indefatigable when it comes to completing their mission. One wise old eagle, one young eagle, both full of vigorous daring do.

Alistair MacLean doesn't let logic get in the way of a good action sequence, as when the heroes drag prisoners with them when attempting a narrow escape. The choice defies logic, but allows for an exciting cable car action sequence. Director Brian G. Hutton directs with a workmanlike efficiency that, to modern tastes, can be plodding at times, especially at 155 minutes, but there is a methodology at work as the slow first half lays the groundwork for a more explosive second half of the film.

What was most memorable about ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE,’ aside from its build up with the behind-enemy-lines action, it is Alistair MacLean's treatment of what initially seems like a standard-issue daring-mission adventure; almost immediately, the plot expectations set by the film-opening of the stiff-upper-lip briefing by British officers, and the challenges only become more baffling at times until it is time for the unequivocal fist-fighting and explosions near the end of the film. Since there's nothing consequential here, Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood could have played these roles in their sleep, but it is the novelty of seeing these acting-legends of Richard Burton play against the rising star at the time Clint Eastwood, fresh from his spaghetti-western fame.

So all in all I love the dramatic ending of this World War II film which is one of the great cinematic moments of all time, especially as all the spying and infamous intrigue come together and of course it is a very great entertaining film all round. On top of all that what also enhances this film is the composer Ron Goodwin who scored over 70 films during a fifty year career, and gives us arguably his most memorable one here and especially when as we get into the start of the film where the music score seems to lift us up to that high alpine village, to draw our eyes up to that mountaintop castle with its cable car and to worry our nerves like an ever-present threat of being captured or killed. It is a totally simple military-sounding theme with variations that run throughout the entire film and it’s made up of an orchestra of quivering strings, rolling drums and soaring brass. There’s no doubt it intensifies one’s enjoyment and adds mood to the scenes, especially towards the end of the film.

Blu-ray Video Quality – Warner Home Video brings us both ‘KELLY’S HERO’ + ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ brilliant Second World War films in both stunning 2.40:1 Panavision aspect ratio that is faithfully delivered with an equally impressive stunning 1080p encoded image. The transfer has been printed fairly dark so colours do not really have a chance to pop out of the screen, but exception comes from the Metrocolor reds of the main titles for ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE.’ Flesh tones as in the previous film have a rather ruddy appearance, but sharpness is excellent and detail is solid throughout. Black levels are good without being great, but shadow detail can be very impressive on occasion with either film. But overall the presentation for both films are well catered for the image presentation, especially for the age of both films and especially the fact that Metrocolor in my mind a slightly inferior colour process.

Blu-ray Audio Quality – Warner Home Video films ‘KELLY’S HERO’ + ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ have at last an equally stunning in the 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio sound mix presentation for both films, and especially that this is not really a modern surround audio track. With both films there are the occasional sounds emanating from the rear speakers with the well-defined composed film music, especially with the vocals on the soundtrack, but most of the sound activity is generated across the front channels, and sometimes stays mostly anchored with the front channels, so all in all it varies. Occasionally the music cue and for instance some gust of wind do generate some rear channel activity, but at other times during the film, those same cues find the rears notably silent. With all of the explosions and gunfire throughout both films, one would expect more from the different channels, but again it is only has sporadic use. Otherwise, the sound elements in both films are mixed together so much better and the dynamic range is fuller, which you did not get on the inferior DVD release. Considering the age of both films, the sound has been greatly improved over the inferior DVD release and fans like me, who thoroughly enjoyed the dramatic sound experience with both of these brilliant classic World War II films.

Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:

Theatrical Trailer [1970] [1080i] [1.78:1] [2:49] This is the Original Theatrical Trailer for the film ‘KELLY’S HERO,’ what a shame it could not of been shown in its proper aspect ratio.

Special Feature: On Location: ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ [Vintage Feature] [1968] [480i] [1.33:1] [12:37] This documentary is a behind-the-scenes look at the difficulties of shooting a film on location in the Austrian Alps for the filming of ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ [1968] film starring Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood. Here we have the Nazi era of Austria during WWII and is recreated that evokes strong emotion among the current residents, many of whom are extras in the film. It is a difficult shoot and almost considered impossible, especially if only because of the very harsh winter weather and the rugged terrain of the Alps. Planning the scenes was very important, because often only one take was possible. To some of the filmmakers, it almost felt like they are on a war planning. The film itself has special meaning for one of its stars, German Ingrid Pitt, since she is a recent escapee from East Germany. Ingrid Pitt describes Richard Burton and Mary Ure as English, this is of course incorrect, because Richard Burton was actually born in Wales and Mary Ure was born in Scotland. Contributors include Clint Eastwood, Richard Burton, Ingrid Pitt, Mary Ure, Brian G. Hutton and Elizabeth Taylor.

Theatrical Trailer [1968] [1080i] [2.40:1] [2:20] This is the Original Theatrical Trailer for the film ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE.’ Despite the poor quality of the image, it is still a great presentation

Finally, ‘KELLY’S HERO’ [1970] has great actors, a great story and is a very funny war film without being “carry on soldier.” Clint Eastwood is fantastic as the hard faced Private Kelly. It doesn’t stray away from the fact that it is a film about a horrific event in the history of World War II, but instead uses it to help tell a totally farcical over the top but enjoyable story. But with the film ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ [1968] that was written by Alistair MacLean and who also wrote the original screenplay which was treated with total respect for the writer Alistair MacLean unusual abilities as a master of action packed and full on edge of your seat suspense. The resulting film is highly entertaining, thrilling and rarely lets you down at any moment throughout the film. For me, there is much to like about this Alistair MacLean written yarn, hence that is why I have viewed it as many times as I have and it is clear that I am not the only one who is a big fan of this World War II film. There’s an unofficial website for the film on which I have just read where director Steven Spielberg admitted in a Channel 4 survey of the top 100 war films that this is one of his favourite film. Meanwhile, the original impetus for the project helped boost Richard Burton's previously sagging career. ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ was a bright spot for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1969, at a time when the studio's very future was gravely in question. In the end, the personal risks paid off really well at the box office as ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ was a huge popular hit with audiences after the March 1969 national release. Highly Recommended!

Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
Le Cinema Paradiso
United Kingdom

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KELLY’S HERO + WHERE EAGLES DARE [1970 / 1968 / 2012] [2 Film Collection] [Blu-ray] [US Release] ‘KELLY’S HERO’ is the Outrageous Adventure of a Handful of GI’s on their Own Secret Mission for God, for Country, and the All-American Buck! ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ is Alistair MacLean’s Epic Adventure Story of a Wartime Mission That Cannot Succeed . . . But Dare Not Fail!

Double Bill Film Collection of action packed adventures set during World War Two. ‘KELLY’S HERO’ is a 1970 war comedy film directed by Brian G. Hutton about a group of World War II American soldiers who go AWOL to rob a bank behind enemy lines. The film stars Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor, and Donald Sutherland, with secondary roles played by Harry Dean Stanton, Gavin MacLeod, and Stuart Margolin. The screenplay was written by British film and television writer Troy Kennedy Martin. The film was a US-Yugoslav co-production, filmed mainly in the Croat village of Vižinada on the Istria peninsula.

‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ is a British 1968 World War II action film starring Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure, and Ingrid Pitt. It was again directed by Brian G. Hutton and shot on location in Austria and Bavaria. Alistair MacLean wrote the novel and the screenplay at the same time and it was his first screenplay; especially for both film and book and became a massive commercial success.

‘KELLY’S HERO’ FILM FACT: The project was announced by M-G-M in November 1968 under the title of ‘The Warriors.’ George Kennedy turned down a role despite an offered fee of $300,000 because he did not like the part. The film was going to have a female role, but prior to filming, it was cut from the script. Ingrid Pitt, who was cast in the role and had been in the film ‘Where Eagles Dare’ with Clint Eastwood the previous year, revealed that Ingrid Pitt was "virtually climbing on board the plane bound for Yugoslavia when word came through that my part had been cut.” ‘KELLY’S HERO’ was shot on location in the Istrian village of Vižinada in the Croatia (former Yugoslavia) and London. Yugoslavia was chosen mostly because earnings from previous showings of films there could not be taken out of the country, but could be used to fund the production. Another reason Yugoslavia was selected was that in 1969, Yugoslavia was one of the few nations whose army was still equipped with operating World War II mechanised German and American equipment, this simplified logistics tremendously. Approximately 20 minutes were cut from the film by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer before theatrical release. Clint Eastwood said later in interviews that he was very disappointed about the re-cut by M-G-M because he felt that many of the deleted scenes not only gave depth to the characters, but also made the film much better. John Landis was a production assistant on this filmand also appears as an extra as one of the three nuns.

‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ FILM FACT: Awards and Nominations: 1970 Laurel Awards: Nominated: Best Action Drama [4th place] and Nominated: Best Action Performance for Clint Eastwood [4th place]. 1985 Huabiao Film Awards: Win: Outstanding Translated Foreign Film. The film ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ involved some of the top moviemaking professionals of the time and is considered a classic. Major contributors included Hollywood stuntman Yakima Canutt, who as second-unit director shot most of the action scenes; British stuntman Alf Joint who doubled for Burton in such sequences as the fight on top of the cable car; award-winning conductor and composer Ron Goodwin, who wrote the film score; and future Oscar-nominee Arthur Ibbetson, who worked on its Cinematography. The film is noted for the phrase "Broadsword calling Danny Boy," that was used by Richard Burton several times throughout the film. ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ includes many historical errors, plot holes and anachronisms. For example, a helicopter, that was actually an American Bell 47 that entered U.S. military service in 1946, is seen at the start of the film. The Luftwaffe did not have an abundance of helicopters able to fly the high-ranking general from Berlin to Bavaria, as is evidenced by the dialogue in the film. Other scenes in ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ were filmed at the M-G-M-British Studios, Borehamwood, England; filmed in spring 1968.

KELLY’S HERO Cast: Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor, Donald Sutherland, Gavin MacLeod, Shepherd Sanders, Stuart Margolin, Jeff Morris, Hal Buckley, Richard Davalos, Perry Lopez, Tom Troupe, Harry Dean Stanton, Len Lesser, David Hurst, George Savalas, Karl-Otto Alberty, Ross Elliott, Paul Picerni (uncredited), Zvonko Jovcic (uncredited), John Landis (uncredited), Joe Mantell (uncredited), Lee Miller (uncredited), Yves Montand (uncredited), Tony Wheeler (uncredited) and Jerry Whittington (uncredited)

WHERE EAGLES DARE Cast: Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure, Ingrid Pitt, Patrick Wymark, Michael Hordern, Donald Houston, Peter Barkworth, William Squire, Robert Beatty, Brook Williams, Neil McCarthy, Vincent Ball, Anton Diffring, Ferdy Mayne, Derren Nesbitt, Victor Beaumont, Guy Deghy (uncredited), Derek Newark (uncredited), Max Faulkner (uncredited), John G. Heller (uncredited) and Olga Lowe (uncredited)

Director: Brian G. Hutton

Producers: Gabriel Katzka, Harold Loeb, Irving L. Leonard, Sidney Beckerman, Denis Holt, Elliott Kastner and Jerry Gershwin

Screenplay: Troy Kennedy-Martin, Alistair MacLean (screenplay), Alistair MacLean (story) and Alistair MacLean (novel) (uncredited)

Composer: Lalo Schifrin and Ron Goodwin

Cinematography: Gabriel Figueroa Mateos and Arthur Ibbetson B.S.C. (Director of Photography)

Video Resolution: 1080p [Metrocolor]

Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 [Panavision]

Audio: English: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, French: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo, German: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo, Italian: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo and Spanish [Castilian]: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo

Subtitles: English SDH, French, German, Italian, Spanish [Castilian], Spanish [Latin], Danish, Finnish, Greek, Norwegian, Português and Swedish

Running Time: 123 minutes and 15? minutes

Region: All Regions

Number of discs: 2

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Warner Home Video

Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: ‘KELLY’S HERO’ [1970] is a very funny and hilarious tongue in cheek film. From the very beginning, when we meet our bombarded, desperate and dishevelled platoon of soldiers, we get comedy moments that had me laughing straight away and effectively set the tone for the film. This wasn’t going to be a film where it made light of the war. Instead it would be a film where it highlighted the chaotic and farcical side of the war and it picked incredible actors to do it.

The story isn’t exactly original; but it is one that has been done loads of times before, as a small group of soldiers decide to go in search of “Nazi Gold.” Clint Eastwood’s Lieutenant Kelly leads these soldiers but soon realises it won’t be as discreet as easy as he’d hoped as the gold is behind enemy lines and the amount of soldiers finding out about the heist keeps growing. It becomes a film of two parts. The first part being the planning and getting to the small village where the gold is being kept, which is where we get the great introduction to each character and we slowly see Lieutenant Kelly’s well-thought out plan falling apart around him. The second part is the execution of the plan and the taking of the gold in a Nazi occupied village. It gives the film the perfect blend of tension, humour and most importantly for a war film, action. In fact I was really impressed with the action moments, not really suffering considering the age of the film.

The film ‘KELLY’S HERO’ is humorous, lively, and entertaining picture could be described as a caper film set against a WWII backdrop. Lieutenant Kelly [Clint Eastwood] is an atypical Army man who, while boozing with a captured German general, learns of $16 million worth of gold bars behind enemy lines and sets the heist in motion, blazing a trail of destruction on route, backed by a wonderfully colourful cast of characters that includes Donald Sutherland as the appropriately named Oddball, a hippie tank driver; Don Rickles as Crapgame, a hustler and arms supplier; Telly Savalas as the sceptical Sergeant Big Joe who goes along for the ride; and Carroll O'Connor as the egotistical General Colt, who is glad to be mistaken for General Eisenhower. The film's most memorable moments are the destruction of railroad station, to the tune of "I've Been Working on the Railroad," and the spoof of the spaghetti western musical scores of Ennio Morricone as Lieutenant Kelly and cohorts prepare for a showdown with a Panzer tank which is totally brilliant. But the only slight negative stance I have is with the actor Donald Sutherland, who has the most irritating, and horrible accent I have ever encountered and the way he speaks you sometimes could not understand what he was saying and how ever did the director allow this ghastly and very horrible situation to arise. Also deserving mention is the Director of Photography Gabriel Figueroa Mateos, who is the veteran Mexican Cinematographer who worked extensively with Luis Bunuel and Emilio Fernandez did a brilliant job.

KELLY’S HERO MUSIC TRACK LIST

SUNSHINE [Performed by Hank Williams, Jr. and The Mike Curb Congregation]

BURNING BRIDGES [Performed by The Mike Curb Congregation]

SI TU ME DIS ("Living For You") [Performed by Monique Aldebert]

THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC (uncredited) [Lyrics by Julia Ward Howe and music by William Steffe] Heard when the Sherman tanks catch up to the platoon.

LA MARSEILLAISE (uncredited) [Written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle] Heard in the village when the villagers celebrate their liberation.

‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ [1968] Here we find Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood on a mission to infiltrate the most inaccessible fortress in the world to rescue an important American general right from under the noses of the Germans. What they and the audience don't suspect is the number of twists and turns this highly thrilling film will take. As a straight adventure the premise of Allied agents springing a general who holds vital war secrets is an exciting one. But director Brian G Hutton sticks closely to Alistair MacLean's original script, which is laden with double-crossing and unexpected adversities. This combined with epic production values and a rousing orchestral score produces a fantastic sense of adventure.

Clint Eastwood sums it up perfectly when he turns to Richard Burton and says "Major, you got me as confused as I'll ever be." Him and the audience both, as right from the beginning the mission is thrown into doubt with the killing of an Allied agent under suspicious circumstances. Woven into this complex mesh is an abundance of exciting action sequences with parachute jumps, an escape on motorbike, the rigging of bombs and the constant threat of discovery. As if all that wasn't enough, Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton have to get up to the Schloss Adler fortress by cable car but typically not by conventional means. And waiting for them on arrival is a complex rabbit warren of German soldiers and deceit. Perhaps the most impressive aspect of it all is the facts that while this film promises so much, it delivers so much more. But Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood are there to save the day. The grizzled veteran and up-and-coming star are cool under pressure, red hot in the fire fights and indefatigable when it comes to completing their mission. One wise old eagle, one young eagle, both full of vigorous daring do.

Alistair MacLean doesn't let logic get in the way of a good action sequence, as when the heroes drag prisoners with them when attempting a narrow escape. The choice defies logic, but allows for an exciting cable car action sequence. Director Brian G. Hutton directs with a workmanlike efficiency that, to modern tastes, can be plodding at times, especially at 155 minutes, but there is a methodology at work as the slow first half lays the groundwork for a more explosive second half of the film.

What was most memorable about ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE,’ aside from its build up with the behind-enemy-lines action, it is Alistair MacLean's treatment of what initially seems like a standard-issue daring-mission adventure; almost immediately, the plot expectations set by the film-opening of the stiff-upper-lip briefing by British officers, and the challenges only become more baffling at times until it is time for the unequivocal fist-fighting and explosions near the end of the film. Since there's nothing consequential here, Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood could have played these roles in their sleep, but it is the novelty of seeing these acting-legends of Richard Burton play against the rising star at the time Clint Eastwood, fresh from his spaghetti-western fame.

So all in all I love the dramatic ending of this World War II film which is one of the great cinematic moments of all time, especially as all the spying and infamous intrigue come together and of course it is a very great entertaining film all round. On top of all that what also enhances this film is the composer Ron Goodwin who scored over 70 films during a fifty year career, and gives us arguably his most memorable one here and especially when as we get into the start of the film where the music score seems to lift us up to that high alpine village, to draw our eyes up to that mountaintop castle with its cable car and to worry our nerves like an ever-present threat of being captured or killed. It is a totally simple military-sounding theme with variations that run throughout the entire film and it’s made up of an orchestra of quivering strings, rolling drums and soaring brass. There’s no doubt it intensifies one’s enjoyment and adds mood to the scenes, especially towards the end of the film.

Blu-ray Video Quality – Warner Home Video brings us both ‘KELLY’S HERO’ + ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ brilliant Second World War films in both stunning 2.40:1 Panavision aspect ratio that is faithfully delivered with an equally impressive stunning 1080p encoded image. The transfer has been printed fairly dark so colours do not really have a chance to pop out of the screen, but exception comes from the Metrocolor reds of the main titles for ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE.’ Flesh tones as in the previous film have a rather ruddy appearance, but sharpness is excellent and detail is solid throughout. Black levels are good without being great, but shadow detail can be very impressive on occasion with either film. But overall the presentation for both films are well catered for the image presentation, especially for the age of both films and especially the fact that Metrocolor in my mind a slightly inferior colour process.

Blu-ray Audio Quality – Warner Home Video films ‘KELLY’S HERO’ + ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ have at last an equally stunning in the 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio sound mix presentation for both films, and especially that this is not really a modern surround audio track. With both films there are the occasional sounds emanating from the rear speakers with the well-defined composed film music, especially with the vocals on the soundtrack, but most of the sound activity is generated across the front channels, and sometimes stays mostly anchored with the front channels, so all in all it varies. Occasionally the music cue and for instance some gust of wind do generate some rear channel activity, but at other times during the film, those same cues find the rears notably silent. With all of the explosions and gunfire throughout both films, one would expect more from the different channels, but again it is only has sporadic use. Otherwise, the sound elements in both films are mixed together so much better and the dynamic range is fuller, which you did not get on the inferior DVD release. Considering the age of both films, the sound has been greatly improved over the inferior DVD release and fans like me, who thoroughly enjoyed the dramatic sound experience with both of these brilliant classic World War II films.

Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:

Theatrical Trailer [1970] [1080i] [1.78:1] [2:49] This is the Original Theatrical Trailer for the film ‘KELLY’S HERO,’ what a shame it could not of been shown in its proper aspect ratio.

Special Feature: On Location: ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ [Vintage Feature] [1968] [480i] [1.33:1] [12:37] This documentary is a behind-the-scenes look at the difficulties of shooting a film on location in the Austrian Alps for the filming of ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ [1968] film starring Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood. Here we have the Nazi era of Austria during WWII and is recreated that evokes strong emotion among the current residents, many of whom are extras in the film. It is a difficult shoot and almost considered impossible, especially if only because of the very harsh winter weather and the rugged terrain of the Alps. Planning the scenes was very important, because often only one take was possible. To some of the filmmakers, it almost felt like they are on a war planning. The film itself has special meaning for one of its stars, German Ingrid Pitt, since she is a recent escapee from East Germany. Ingrid Pitt describes Richard Burton and Mary Ure as English, this is of course incorrect, because Richard Burton was actually born in Wales and Mary Ure was born in Scotland. Contributors include Clint Eastwood, Richard Burton, Ingrid Pitt, Mary Ure, Brian G. Hutton and Elizabeth Taylor.

Theatrical Trailer [1968] [1080i] [2.40:1] [2:20] This is the Original Theatrical Trailer for the film ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE.’ Despite the poor quality of the image, it is still a great presentation

Finally, ‘KELLY’S HERO’ [1970] has great actors, a great story and is a very funny war film without being “carry on soldier.” Clint Eastwood is fantastic as the hard faced Private Kelly. It doesn’t stray away from the fact that it is a film about a horrific event in the history of World War II, but instead uses it to help tell a totally farcical over the top but enjoyable story. But with the film ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ [1968] that was written by Alistair MacLean and who also wrote the original screenplay which was treated with total respect for the writer Alistair MacLean unusual abilities as a master of action packed and full on edge of your seat suspense. The resulting film is highly entertaining, thrilling and rarely lets you down at any moment throughout the film. For me, there is much to like about this Alistair MacLean written yarn, hence that is why I have viewed it as many times as I have and it is clear that I am not the only one who is a big fan of this World War II film. There’s an unofficial website for the film on which I have just read where director Steven Spielberg admitted in a Channel 4 survey of the top 100 war films that this is one of his favourite film. Meanwhile, the original impetus for the project helped boost Richard Burton's previously sagging career. ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ was a bright spot for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1969, at a time when the studio's very future was gravely in question. In the end, the personal risks paid off really well at the box office as ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ was a huge popular hit with audiences after the March 1969 national release. Highly Recommended!

Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
Le Cinema Paradiso
United Kingdom

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