Customer Reviews
enjoyable but not top 10. - By: Mr. D. Gough, 13 Oct 2008 
this is a decent war film but is certainly not a classic , firstly we have got eastwood & burton 2 great actors but the rest of the cast are nobodies & it shows.
secondly the film is setin the snow covered mountains & grey stone castle to say its got wonderful scenery is a false statement its either all white or all grey to my viewing.
the film however is fast paced with plenty of action although it seems quite dated which is strange when you see war films made 10 years earlier that are still very fresh , {bridge on the river kwia} i guess it was a star studded cast & proper scenery that made that film memorable.where eagles dare will surely entertain you for over 2 hours & should be added to your war collection but it isn'tin my top 10 war movies.
Where Eagles Dare - By: Micky Picky, 14 Sep 2008 
The one thing that puzzles mein this film, & no one seems to have noticed, when Richard Burton meets Ingrid Pitt for the first timein the tavern, he whilstles the tune "Lauralie" which was written by a Jewish composer & bannedin Nazi Germany. He later says that he is the brother of Himmler, if that was the case there is no way he would have chosen that tune!
Nazi gypsies machine fodder - By: Brendan O. Clarke, 19 Jun 2008 
This badly contrived 1968 romp of a war movie brilliantly casts two acting giants from different sides of the Atlantic. Clint Eastwood & Richard Burton were at the top of their game at this stage of their careers, & they helped make Where Eagles Dare a hilarious, thoroughly enjoyable boys own adventure.
"Broadsword calling Danny Boy, come in...."
I will never forget that voice & those words. It reminds me of Christmas day TV. Anyhoo, the plot to Where Eagles Dare is incredibly contrived & implausible, the coincidences are staggering (as much that we're expected to believe them all as anything) & the reality deeply flawed. But who cares?? I love this movie, & 'Where Eagles Dare' school of WWII action sequences: submachine guns blazing awayin corridors & hitting people eventually (instead of tearing them apart at once), ham acting (by Burton) & glaring stupidity.
And who can forget the tagline: They look like Nazis but . . . The Major is British . . . The Lieutenant is American . . . The Beautiful Frauleins are Allied Agents! One weekend Major Smith, Lieutenant Schaffer & a beautiful blonde named Mary decided to win World War II. They dare to climb a terrifying new peakin suspense... all the way up to hell!
The cinematography & background score catapults the film to new heights. The title music is haunting & remains hours after you've finished watching the film. I feel that maybe a little more deft editing would have enabled the film to be labled as a classic, hence the four stars.
Despite incoming machine gun fire from multiple positions, Eastwood's & Burton's characters seem to have no troublein dispatching multiple opponentsin a matter of seconds, whether it be with a machine gun, pistol, or one of those magic sticks of dynamite. It's all incredibly silly, but it is the sheer lack of believability that makes the film so entertaining. You never truly know exactly what is going to happen next, thanks to the fact that our heroes seem capable of clearing any obstacle laidin the way of their goal. It has always mystified me why Eastwood & Burton never decided to continue their Nazi slaughter & travel onto Berlinin a Tank & take Hitler down.
Superb - By: HBH, 09 Apr 2008 Where Eagles Dare is a Boy's Own War film with a twist. It is fast paced with an interesting story which keeps you riveted for the duration. Both Richard Burton & Clint Eastwood are very goodin their respective roles & are ablely supported by the rest of the cast. Although at times you laugh at the apparent stupidity of the Nazis this is just a minor drawbackin a wonderful film.
Entertaining War drama - By: Mr. A. Sagar-goldsmith, 09 Jan 2008 A slightly humerous look at a special operations unit from WW2, trying to find a leak from within its organisation! A great cast, with excellently filmed scenes, you are sat on the edge of your seat waiting for the next thing to happen. A must for any war film buff!!
