Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Based on the book of the same name from Alistair MacLean this WW2 based action film is directed by Brian Hutton with stars Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood. An American General who has important plans needs to be rescued from a castle full of Nazis in Austria but all is not as it seems.
This is not the most nuanced film about war but it is unabashed in what it is and really achieves what it sets out to be, a rip roaring action film. Both the castle and snowy mountains of Austria provide a great back drop for the film. What the film does well is build up the tension (particularly in the final half of the film), keeps the audience guessing as to what is really going on for the first half and makes decent use of the female characters who are not just there as window dressing as is often the case in these types of films. Interestingly this was one of the first films to use a front project effect which eventually evolved into what we know as green screen technology.
4/5
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