Family FavoritePG

Where Eagles Dare

One weekend Major Smith, Lieutenant Schaffer, and a beautiful blonde named Mary decided to win World War II.

1968 • 155 min • Adventure · War

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Synopsis

World War II is raging, and an American general has been captured and is being held hostage in the Schloss Adler, a Bavarian castle that's nearly impossible to breach. It's up to a group of skilled Allied soldiers to liberate the general before it's too late.

Our family guide

Best from age 12

Movie Knight Score

1019 reviews

80 Reviewers · 5 · 65%
75 Audience · 1014 · 35%

During World War II, a team of Allied commandos, led by a British major and an American lieutenant, undertake a daring secret mission. They must infiltrate a high-security German castle deep in the Bavarian Alps to rescue a captured American general and uncover vital intelligence.

Violence & peril: 6/10
Language: 3/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 3/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 4/10

Heads up

Frequent gun violence and explosions
Characters smoke and drink alcohol
Some intense action sequences

What it models well

Courage and bravery
Teamwork and sacrifice
Resourcefulness under pressure

Talk about it after

The realities of wartime espionage
Distinguishing heroes from villains
The value of strategic thinking

Written by the Movie Knight editorial team for Where Eagles Dare. Our own words, our own scoring — always double-check against your family's standards.

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Top billed cast

Director: Brian G. Hutton • Crew: Alistair MacLean, Alistair MacLean

Trailers & clips

Infiltrating Schloss Adler Castle

The Top German Agent in Britain

Escape From Schloss Adler Castle

In conversation with... the Where Eagles Dare film-makers

Theatrical Trailer

Brian Trenchard-Smith on WHERE EAGLES DARE

Reviewer notes

Recommended
When an American general's plane is forced down over Nazi Germany, it falls to "Smith" (Richard Burton) to lead a crack team into the depths of the Wehrmacht to get him out before a dose of scopalamine elicits the truth about the plans for an allied invasion of Europe. No sooner do they land, though, when things start to go wrong.…
CinemaSerf, TMDB Community

Not recommended
The story is very interesting, Clint Eastwood looks very good on Nazi Uniform and kick 4ss so much 4ss it kind of ruins the almost perfect story about counter spies double agents, double cross mumbo jumbo If they wanted to end WWII they should have sent Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton dressed as SS officers.
crastana, TMDB Community

Recommended
So close to being a great film. There is a lot I enjoyed about <em>'Where Eagles Dare'</em>, the core of the film has some greatness to it. The action sequences are fun, the acting is terrific and the music is strong. However, it has far too many lull moments for me to consider it anything other than 'good'. A 2hr run time would've been perfect, instead it's stretched out to 2hrs 30mins+ and it really shows.…
r96sk, TMDB Community

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
_**One of the greatest action/adventure films ever made**_ RELEASED IN 1968 and directed by Brian G. Hutton, "Where Eagles Dare" is a World War II adventure about handful of commandos parachuting into the wilderness surrounding a German castle-fortress high in the Bavarian Alps. Their mission is to rescue a captive general before the Germans can interrogate him. However, not everything is as it first appears.…
Wuchak, TMDB Community

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
Major, right now you got me about as confused as I ever hope to be. Directed by Brian G. Hutton and adapted to the screen from his own novel by Alistair MacLean, Where Eagles Dare stars Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood. Music is scored by Ron Goodwin and cinematography is by Arthur Ibbetson. A small group of allied agents are sent on a mission to rescue a Allied General from a Nazi castle stronghold.…
John Chard, TMDB Community