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Where Eagles Dare

Movie·1968·Action, Adventure, War·2h 35m·7.5 (990)·Directed by Brian G. Hutton

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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.

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Richard BurtonRichard BurtonMaj. SmithClint EastwoodClint EastwoodLt. Morris SchafferMary UreMary UreMary EllisonPatrick WymarkPatrick WymarkCol. Wyatt Turner DSO MCMichael HordernMichael HordernAdm. RollandDonald HoustonDonald HoustonChristiansenPeter BarkworthPeter BarkworthBerkeleyWilliam SquireWilliam SquireThomas

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