Where Eagles Dare (1968)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

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

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.

• Released: 1968-12-04
• Genres: Adventure, War
• Runtime: 2h 35m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 1,031 votes

Directed by Brian G. Hutton.

Top cast

• Richard Burton as Maj. Smith
• Clint Eastwood as Lt. Morris Schaffer
• Mary Ure as Mary Ellison
• Patrick Wymark as Col. Wyatt Turner DSO MC
• Michael Hordern as Adm. Rolland
• Donald Houston as Christiansen
• Peter Barkworth as Berkeley
• William Squire as Thomas
• Robert Beatty as Brig. Gen. George Carnaby
• Brook Williams as Sgt. Harrod

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Where Eagles Dare

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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