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.
Stunts
Real cable car fights, no green screen cowards
Practical Effects
Actual castle, actual Alps, actual commitment
Acting
Burton's theatrical villainy vs Eastwood's squint
Director
Brian G. Hutton
Richard Burton
Maj. Smith
Clint Eastwood
Lt. Morris Schaffer
Mary Ure
Mary Ellison
Patrick Wymark
Col. Wyatt Turner DSO MC
Michael Hordern
Adm. Rolland
Donald Houston
Christiansen
Peter Barkworth
Berkeley
William Squire
Thomas
Robert Beatty
Brig. Gen. George Carnaby
Brook Williams
Sgt. Harrod
Neil McCarthy
Sgt. Jock MacPherson
Vincent Ball
Carpenter
Anton Diffring
Col. Kramer
Ferdy Mayne
Rosemeyer
Derren Nesbitt
Von Hapen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Eastwood was paid $800,000, more than Burton, and insisted on fewer lines so he could just shoot people.
The 'two men against an army' template directly inspired Metal Gear Solid and countless video game missions.
US
GB
