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Actors: Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure, Michael Hordern, Patrick Wymark
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Where Eagles Dare |
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A joint Allied rescue mission behind enemy lines is a long shot but so implausible that it just might catch the Germans by surprise. British Major Jonathan Smith (Burton) and American Lieutenant Morris Schaffer (Eastwood) are in command of a small group of elite British soldiers who must infiltrate a heavily fortified German military complex and castle in Austria where an American General is held captive. Even though they are able to penetrate the defenses with Smith and Morris passing as German officers various members of the ensemble are detected and killed.
Riding an aerial gondola that is the only means of reaching the castle provides a close call but they manage to elude detection and begin their search for the prisoner. The Allies must pass before the scrutiny of German soldiers on several occasions but manage to get out with a little luck, a lot of explosions, and a staggering number of slain German troops. On the plane flight back to allied territory a double agent's identity is revealed and the spy is given two options at several thousand feet above the ground.
--David Fletcher, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Where Eagles Dare |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 50%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1930's-1950's
War Thriller
Yes
Armed Forces:
- Special Forces
Specific to
- WW II
War story:
- escaping behind enemy lines
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- senior military
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- enemy army
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Austria
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
Misc setting
- castle
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 3 (some)
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
Lot of special effects?
Yes
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
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