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the world is grown so bad, that wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch .
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where eagles dare is a 1968 british action film by brian g. hutton, starring richard burton and clint eastwood .
the script for' where eagles dare' was written by alistair maclean who later became his own scenario would edit to a novel. where eagles dare is therefore not, as many people think, a film adaptation of a novel .
where eagles dare published by william collins sons and co ltd in 1967. all quotes from the 1986 fontana paperback edition .
i honestly do not like to read books, but the book :
where eagles dare ,
caught my interest very quickly .
where eagles dare was filmed in 1968, starring richard burton, clint eastwood and mary ure. it was directed by brian g. hutton .
where eagles dare has a roller - coaster mission plot (see spy novel plots), but it’s really all about the twists and the action .
where eagles dare is notorious for numerous historical inaccuracies, continuity errors and plot holes. circulate various sites on the internet where the errors are described extensively. below is a selection of historical inaccuracies :
( from left to right) clint eastwood, richard burton, and mary ure in where eagles dare (1968), directed by brian g. hutton .
the title of the film comes from the play richard iii by william shakespeare (act 1, scene 3 )
the world is grown so bad, that wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch
. it also stores on schloss adler, a castle on the top of a mountain, where only eagles dare to come .
where eagles dare was written by alistair maclean and published in 1967. a critical and commercial success, it is generally regarded as a classic of the spy thriller genre .
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this study guide consists of approximately 41 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of where eagles dare .
the title has its origins in william shakespeare' s' richard iii' :
the world is grown so bad, that wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch .
where eagles dare [ 1968 ] [ dvd ]: urltoken clint eastwood, richard burton, mary ure, patrick wymark, michael hordern, richard g. hutton: dvd & blu - ray
since 1927 an aerial tramway built by the bleichert engineering company runs up to the summit of the feuerkogel mountain [... ] parts of the 1968 where eagles dare film were shot in the ebensee area .
sussex - based actor derren nesbitt is best known for playing villainous germans, famously as a cold - blooded ss officer in the classic war film, where eagles dare. he talks to angela wintle about his long career ...
is a complicated but entertaining tale enlivened by superbly staged action scenes; eastwood reportedly dubbed the production “where doubles dare” in reference to the dangerous stunt work .
the opening credits. taken from the movie
where eagles dare .
i love the heck out of this movie, and the two things i love the most are the score and scenery, both of which are shown well here .
speaking of where eagles dare, anthony boucher of the new york times book review described it as
a real dazzler of a thriller, with vivid action, fine set pieces of suspense, and a virtuoso display of startling plot twists .
when we first interviewed producer elliott kastner back in 2004, he told us ,
you don' t remake sabrina. you don' t remake the blue angel. you don' t remake casablanca and i won' t remake where eagles dare .
john rollo period 3 where eagles dare by: alistair maclean the story where eagles dare started off a bit slow for me, but as the story went on, the action really kicked in. the story begins with a problem, an important american general is being held hostage in a secret gestapo facility by the ss. britain is america’s closest ally to the situation and is called in to help. they assemble a team of men to infiltrate the facility and the book is than filled with mysteries and unfortunate scenarios for
' where eagles dare' was a huge cinema success. the film made a profit of $ 7. 1 million and has now become a classic in the war genre. also the critics were enthusiastic and that' s remarkable since' where eagles dare' has no interaction with the reality. not only is the story entirely fictional, the film is also what design and historical details of concerns regarded as very unlikely. precisely because of the high kitsch content has the film a cult - status acquired in the meantime .
a conversation with derren nesbitt -
major von hapen
at the pictureville cinema in bradford, 20. march 2009. mr. nesbitt talks about the filming of
where eagles dare
, clint eastwood, richard burton, elizabeth taylor and brian g hutton .
for me some of the books authored by clive cussler, jack higgins, ken follett and dan brown as and when the novel reaches the end i feel why not add another 50 or 100 pages to the story. this i felt when i finished reading where eagles dare. i came to know about this novel when joined good reads, then i got the dvd watched it before reading the book. this year in the book exhibition i bought alistair maclean' s suspense thriller
where eagles dare
mission: a team of 6 british special forces heade
‘there is a splendid audacity about where eagles dare, in which a handful of british agents invade an “impenetrable” gestapo command post … maclean offers a real dazzler of a thriller, with vivid action, fine set pieces of suspense and a virtuoso display of startling plot twists. ’ new york times
co - star clint eastwood referred to this movie as
where doubles dared .
the complete underscore to where eagles dare comprises disc one of this release—the first - ever release of the film soundtrack, as the lp was a re - recording. this has been newly mixed and mastered from 1 / 2
three - track tapes in the turner archives. the score to operation crossbow can be found on disc two (complete except for one short cue); this part of the album has been mastered from 1 / 4
two - track tapes possessed by the composer, as studio masters no longer exist. complete source music from where eagles dare— plus earlier, alternate versions of the eagles cable car cues—rounds out disc two. the entire release is in stereo .
where eagles dare isn' t just the finest war novel, it' s one of the finest novels of any genre. the single flaw in the book is maclean' s annoying use of attribution adverbs (i. e. ,
schaffer said reprovingly .
), which was not uncommon for the time (ian fleming used them as well). aside from that, the novel is flawless. few stories are worthy of being read twice; where eagles dare needs to be read twice. the plotting is so intricate, the subtexts so subtle, the twists so labyrinthine, that a single
quarterback michael vick rushed for 98 yards and passed for two scores to help the eagles soar on their travels .
‘a real humdinger. the best maclean. ’daily mirror‘there is a splendid audacity about where eagles dare, in which a handful of british agents invade an “impenetrable” gestapo command post … maclean offers a real dazzler of a thriller, with vivid action, fine set pieces of suspense and a virtuoso display of startling plot twists. ’new york times
the code letters on the ju 52 begin with cn, a combination not used by the luftwaffe. more likely, the ju 52 from the swiss air force received a temporary civilian registration beginning with
ch
in order to have it flown in austria for commercial purposes (i. e. filming
where eagles dare
) .
the star - studded philadelphia eagles suffered no opening - day nerves, seeing off the st louis rams 31 - 13 .
english composer ron goodwin (1925 - 2003) was most active in the 1960s and' 70s and beloved for his tuneful war scores for
boys own
adventures—see 633 squadron, where eagles dare and force 10 from navarone. he also wrote charming scores for the miss marple mysteries and was successful as a conductor (performing many film music concerts) and recording artist. imdb
adapted from the novel by em forster… no, hang on, that' s where angels fear to tread, but there' s a point to be made here. where eagles dare is a great title, anticipating the widespread popularity of the sas motto
who dares wins
, even though it was made years before the storming of the iranian embassy in 1980, of which the film could be seen either as a prophetic allegory or a direct inspiration. and the title is not just a sonorous bit of rhetoric plucked from shakespeare. no, the castle scaled by richard burton, clint eastwood et al is called the schloss adler, the castle of the eagles. so the title is literally true, thereby cleverly inverting or – as is said in the world of agents and double agents –
turning
the intended sense of the lines in richard iii :
the world is grown so bad, that wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch .
how cool is that !
the fictional schloss adler (the castle of the eagles) is located in werfen, and is the headquarters of the wehrmacht alpenkorp .
where eagles dare isn' t just the finest war novel, it' s one of the finest novels of any genre. the single flaw in the book is maclean' s annoying use of attribution adverbs (i. e. ,
schaffer said reprovingly .
), which was not uncommon for the time (ian fleming used them as well). aside from that, the novel is flawless. few stories are worthy of being read twice; where eagles dare needs to be read twice. the plotting is so intricate, the subtexts so subtle, the twists so labyrinthine, that a single read doesn' t render full appreciation of this masterpiece. the bonuses - - which conveyed beautifully in the movie - - are maclean' s humor and the romantic subplots. add to that perhaps the best ending of any fictional story. dare i say this is my all - time favorite novel ?
i dare say he' ll get a round of applause more than anyone being inclined to boo him ,
cherry - evans said .
a 2. 5 really. the book' where eagles dare' starts with a trifling irony. before a sky - drop scene into the german lands to pursue a high class search and rescue mission of an eminent person, the characters (soldiers specially chosen and obviously quite able) visibly seem to lose their calm and start contemplating death in a nervous set of dialogues and the confusing character introduction. a plot with the premise of an ever - interesting world war ii scenario where the author chooses to aim and enla
a high - powered, big - budget wwii espionage thriller, where eagles dare follows an elite group of allied commandos, led by john smith (richard burton) and assigned to rescue an american general being held captive by the nazis in a castle high in the bavarian alps. ably assisted by a young american lieutenant, morris schaffer (clint eastwood), smith and his... read more
he reached his apotheosis as the cold - blooded ss officer, major von hapen, in that classic war thriller, where eagles dare (1968). by then, his great knack for playing germans was actually beginning to fool people into thinking he really was german, prompting his great partner in crime, anton diffring, to famously remark :
you' re more german than i am !
i read all of maclean' s books when i was a kid, and although where eagles dare is not his best, it is easily his most exciting. i remember being up at 4 a. m. , unable to stop reading. unusually, this is maclean' s only book in which he wrote a screenplay first, then based the novel on his script (that' s why the film seems such a faithful adaptation). as a result, the book is shorter and leaner then many of his novels, and it definitely works for the story. the suspense never stops building, the action sequences - especially atop the cable car - are some of the best he' s ever written, and the characters have a very entertaining repartee between them, particularly smith and shaffer. where eagles dare also features some of maclean' s sexiest female heroes, not always present in his books. the guns of navarone had a greater scope and deeper character development, h. m. s. ulysses was harrowing, gritty and deeply humanistic, ice station zebra had a plot with more twists and double - crosses, but where eagles dare was maclean' s all - time action / suspense fest .
not really, because there are already many threads on where eagles dare and operation crossbow that are actual discussions, initiated for that purpose. these cd comments - posted at a totally different place and not really intended for interaction in the first place - wouldn' t necessarily form a discussion and is really out - of - place on a messageboard, imo. but hey, i like the whole cd comments thing .
as an action film where eagles dare has often dangerous stunts, such as the combat scenes on the roof of the cable car lift. the american ex - stuntman yakima canutt was attracted as second - unit director and stunt coordinator. canutt was a veteran, during the shooting, he was already over the seventy, who had been at the time of the silent film stuntman. after his active career as a stuntman, he was best known as a designer and director of stunts and action scenes. the famous scene from ben - hur with the race of the chariots is by his hand, as well as the combat scenes from spartacus (1960). canutt had to for where eagles dare deal with parachute jumps, fights on and around the cable car and a race with a bus over frozen roads. he began by selecting a number of top athletes from the world of stunt people, joe powell, eddie powell, peter brace, jimmy thong, jackie cooper, doug robison, terry york, alf joint, and gillian aldam. it was a disappointment to clint eastwood that he did not do his own stunts, but the studio didn' t want to have. during the shooting had the actor occasionally about the movies as' where doubles dare' (where only stunt people dare). eastwood was in the stunts replaced by stuntman eddie powell and burton by alf joint .
the junkers ju 52 used to fly smith and schaffer' s team into austria and then make their escape at the end of the film was a swiss air force ju - 52 / 3m, registration a - 702. it still wore the
where eagles dare
camouflage pattern in 1981, as various photographs show. in 1982, it was sold to a private operator, and still flies as hb - hot .
derren landed the defining role of his career in 1968. where eagles dare, starring richard burton and clint eastwood, was written by alistair mclean and shot mainly on location in austria and bavaria. though it ran massively over budget, its now heralded as a cinema classic and has become compulsory bank holiday viewing. for men of a certain age, it' s as comforting and dependable as that first sip of horlicks .
the star - studded philadelphia eagles suffered no opening - day nerves in st louis, seeing off the rams 31 - 13 in the edward jones dome .
unusually this book is not a novelization, it was written at the same time as the script and as such it' s practically identical to the film. however because of that quite a few sections read a little sluggishly as it' s not as fast paced as the film. where eagles dare is quite possibly my favourite' christmas movie' from when i was a kid and the book was a slight disappointment (the films still rocks) .
i can remember the impact of the film score for where eagles dare from that first cinematic treat as a boy in the late sixties to a recent aquisition of this tremendous double feature cd which totally indemnifies the quality of goodwin' s work. the opening side drum signature is instantly recognisable, simple yet highly effective in its musical parallel as burst from a schmeiser sub machine gun. the opening arrangement builds to stunning crescendo as you become immersed in roller coaster orchestration of perfect dynamics mirroring the awesome bavarian backdrop as the junkers ju - 88 and main theme sequence leaves you in full anticipation of the excitement and complexity of the addictive and complimentary underscore that has your full attention right to the last track. the source music on cd2 operation crossbow tracks 20 - 27 is also a listening must. goodwin triumphed with the where eagles dare soundtrack which has to be appreciated and compared to the work of the great composers .
this is possibly the greatest action movie ever. of all alistair maclean' s books i feel this is the very best plot, multiple story lines, however with an over riding single story line that is only revealed half way into the story. this movie is terrific. in this richard burton is totally superb. of alistair maclean' s action stories, i found hms ulysses (i don' t know of a movie about hms ulysses) and where eagles dare (he also wrote the screen play to where eagles dare) to be his best. i personally feel this is a much more totally action packed super plot story than his the guns of navarone. in where eagles dare, every turn there is action, and with this superb plot the story rockets along at great speed. clint eastwood as an american oss agent is richard burton' s only trusted male companion and plays a good role, second to burton as someone highly trusted but kept out of the loop until it is absolutely necessary to let him in on the whole aim of the movie plot. richard burton plays the role of an english mi 6 agent, who has a couple of very capable pretty ladies, mary ure and ingrid pitt for help. there are cable car action scenes in this movie which are nearly breath taking, and with a terrific music theme. this movie has everything for spy and action movie buffs .
in one way or another, almost every adventure movie deals with the attempt to penetrate an impregnable fortress, or with the escape from one - - a formula whose success may not be entirely unrelated to the fact that it transmutes into quite acceptable narrative terms the basic, continuing sexual dilemma. if this is true - - and i' m not prepared to pursue the matter further here ,
where eagles dare
is the ultimate metaphor. view full article in timesmachine »
it was always going to be difficult to enjoy this book having just read and been astounded by the brilliant submerged by thomas f monteleone. as a youth i have fond memories of the boys own type thrillers by scottish born alistair mclean, and on initial reading i recall that where eagles dare was a first class page - turner. unfortunately revisiting this 2ndww thriller after many years has not proved so enjoyable. the story starts off with a great flourish when major smith and lt shaffer together
where eagles dare, while not always believable, is certainly the best film based on a maclean novel. his role as screenwriter was essential to its script - fidelity and its overall quality. (the guns of navarone is also a worthy maclean - based film, though it differs more markedly from the book .) you' ll find reviews of all maclean' s novels, and most of the films based on them, at my website: http: / / alistairmaclean. com .
where eagles dare is a thriller / action novel by acclaimed british author alistair maclean. published in 1967, the novel is set during the second world war and the action takes place over a 36 hour period in the early part of 1944. the novel follows major john smith and a small team of allied agents who parachute onto a mountain in germany and attempt what appears to be an impossible rescue mission. the novel was made into a motion picture in 1968 starring richard burton and clint eastwood .
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) ■ 【music】 ron goodwin ロン・グッドウィン 【director】 brian g. hutton ブライアン・ｇ・ハットン 【cast】 richard burton リチャード・バートン （john smith） clint eastwood クリント・イーストウッド （lt. morris schaffer） mary ure メアリー・ユーア （mary ellison） michael hordern マイケル・ホーダーン （vice admiral rolland） patrick wymark パトリック・ワイマーク （col. wyatt turner） robert beatty ロバート・ビーティ （cartwright jones） anton diffring アントン・ディフリング （col. kramer） donald houston ドナルド・ヒューストン （christiansen） ferdy mayne ファーディ・メイン （reichmarschal rosemayer） nell mccarthy （berreley） peter barkworth ピーター・バークワース （mcpherson） urltoken 【title】 agenten sterben einsam / dove osano le aquile / where eagles dare
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! the 1968 wwii film where eagles dare is the model of a no - nonsense military adventure, with richard burton and clint eastwood leading an allied rescue mission into an impregnable german fortress high atop a mountain. scripted by alistair maclean (the guns of navarone, ice station zebra), who provides gripping plot twists, the film has become a virtual institution in britain, beloved for its straight - faced depiction of machine - gun - wielding good guys blowing up everything in sight .
an expensive but enormously profitable war picture, where eagles dare centers upon a daring rescue and even more daring escape. disguised as nazi officers, commandoes maj. john smith (richard burton), lt. morris schaffer clint eastwood and six other courageous souls parachute behind enemy lines. their mission: to rescue an american general, held captive in a supposedly impenetrable alpine castle. aiding and abetting the commandoes are allied undercover agents mary (mary ure) and heidi (ingrid pitt). also on hand is a british officer (patrick wymark), who masterminded the mission. somewhere, somehow, someone amongst the allies is going to turn out to be a traitor. there' s also a neat plot twist in store when the commandoes manage to reach the american general - - which leads to yet another twist. the vertigo - inducing climax has made where eagles dare one of the most sought - after of
early
eastwood starring features. the film was written directly for the screen by espionage novelist alistair maclean. ~ hal erickson, rovi
] stay where you are! i advise everyone to be perfectly still. drop your gun, major. you too, lieutenant. by the fireplace .
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much too dangerous, eastwood nicknamed the production
where doubles dare .
of course, even eastwood must have thought twice about hanging off a moving cable car hundreds of feet in the air, as did his own stunt double, eddie powell. the actual on - location shooting that canutt shot was then intercut with studio shots made at the mgm british studios .
already the process is being used in the production of another m - g - m super - spectacle ,
where eagles dare ,
which is currently shooting in london, and special effects expert tom howard is adapting it to the use of moving backgrounds by devising a special 65mm motion picture movement that will accommodate a frame 20 sprocket holes wide. this movement will transport the film horizontally (much in the manner of vista - vision) and will make possible the front - projection of a very large and clear motion picture scene to be used as a background .
walks over the square where the helicopter is, he salutes a soldier. an officer never salutes first one with a lower rank. and surely not in germany .
because of the way alistair maclean wrote the movie simultaneously with the novel, it is almost identical. the movie is more violent, with the heroes engaging in more gun fights and killing more germans – the body count approaches a hundred. it has even been claimed that clint eastwood kills more people in where eagles dare than any other of his films. in contrast, in the novel smith relies on tricking people, knocking them out, and tying them up. he even backtracks to save a tied up german who is going to burn to death in the castle .
finally available on cd. where eagles dare was only previously available on cd for a short time during the infancy of cd music. now this stirring soundtrack is available on cd once again. from beginning to end you enveloped in the original soundtrack. for those familiar with the movie, you cannot help but feel the cold of the movie' s cable car sequence while listening to this soundtrack. the cd also contains some incidental
bavarian
music as heard in the background during several scenes. the cd cover could be a little more exciting, but the cd itself is wonderful listening .
inspirations and influences: the war years and the postwar aftermath provided action cinema with new material - firstly with re - creations of key battles and, subsequently, tales of true and fictional derring - do, such as an earlier maclean adaptation, the guns of navarone (1961). the development of bond films in the early 1960s brought a new dimension to espionage - oriented cinema. where eagles dare brings these strands together - fusing the spy story with war action - and helped create a wave of patriotic cold war thrillers that arguably climaxed with the spy who loved me (1977) .
this is one of the first films to use front projection effect. specifically, this technology enabled filming of the scenes where the actors are on top of the cable car .
john rollo period 3 where eagles dare by: alistair maclean the story where eagles dare started off a bit slow for me, but as the story went on, the action really kicked in. the story begins with a problem, an important american general is being held hostage in a secret gestapo facility by the ss. britain is america’s closest ally to the situation and is called in to help. they assemble a team of men to infiltrate the facility and the book is than filled with mysteries and unfortunate scenarios for these would be heroes. the story unfolds and asks the questions will they be able to save the american in time, and if so what other horrors might they uncover at this secret base and what lengths might they be forced to go to. i would defiantly recommend this book to you mrs. abood, i’m sure you would enjoy it. i couldn’t say too much in the summary without giving something away but it is an action packed book that i highly recommend you picking up. make sure that you give it a chance because as i said it is slow to start up, which is the reason i only gave it 4 stars, but i guarantee it is worth your time .
where eagles dare
a movie after the story and screenplay by alistair mclean, starring richard burton, clint eastwood and others, was filmed at burg hohenwerfen near the village of werfen in austria. the cable car, which the movie pretends to be the only access to the castle, in fact, is located in the mountains opposite the castle. it connects werfen with the worlds largest ice cave, the
eisriesenwelt
. instead of the lacking cable car, a lift from parking lot to the upper courtyard had been installed not too long ago. enthusiasts may visit urltoken, the movies unofficial homepage .
allied agents stage a daring raid on a castle where the nazis are holding an american general prisoner... but that' s not all that' s really going on .
possibly the best documentary you' ve never seen. when eagles dare, produced by daniel van der molen and joseph mainland, is a documentary which follows the behind the scenes activity at south london football club crystal palace during their 2012 / 13 campaign. molen media were granted access to selhurst park following the appointment of ian hollaway as first team manager in november 2012 and a roller coaster journey ensued. following a nine - game winless streak the eagles secured a play - off place on the final day of the season and went on to gain promotion to the premier league, defeating rivals brighton in the semi - final and then watford in the final at wembley .
as the second world war thriller became bogged down during the mid - 60s in plodding epics like operation crossbow and the heroes of telemark, someone was needed to reintroduce a little sang - froid, some post - le carré espionage, and for heaven' s sake, some proper macho thrills into the genre. alistair maclean stepped up, writing the screenplay and the novel of where eagles dare simultaneously, and brian g hutton summoned up a better than usual cast headed by richard burton (major jonathan smith), a still fresh - faced clint eastwood (lieutenant morris schaffer), and the late mary ure (mary elison) .
as in ice station zebra, the characters in where eagles dare are thin. alistair maclean reuses his usual stock characters: the cold, unflappable british hero, smith; the tough, wisecracking american sidekick, schaffer; and the weak but beautiful woman, mary, who seems a bit more nervous than you might expect in a supposed top mi6 agent. the supporting characters, including all the germans, are given no real characterisation at all; they are just extras. this kind of shorthand in writing and characterisation can possibly be put down to the fact that alistair maclean wrote the book very quickly and at the same time as the film script .
sea eagles halfback daly cherry - evans – who was rumoured to not be on the best of terms with stewart last year – said he hoped the crowd gave the returning back - rower a favourable reception befitting a club legend .
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in december 1941, ex - army captain rick leland boards a japanese ship heading to asia via the panama canal where his japanese hosts show interest in the american defense plans for the canal zone .
a production - used script from where eagles dare. autographed by frank elliott, who worked as a focus puller on the film, the script was written by alistair maclean and dated 13 november 1967. | it is bound in dark grey card with steel push pins and is printed on white u. s. legal - size paper. the piece contains three pages of notes regarding the characters within the film and 138 unannotated script pages. worn from use, the script shows some stains, creases and minor tears to the cover and internal pages but remains overall in good condition. dimensions: 28 cm x 22 cm x 2 cm (11” x 8 ¾” x ¾” )
the mission is clear. get in. get the general. get out. commandos charged with freeing a u. s. general from an alpine fortress should also be told to trust nothing - - including the search - and - rescue orders just issued. richard burton and clint eastwood go where eagles dare in this twisty world war ii thriller written by action master alistair maclean (the guns of navarone, ice station zebra) and directed by brian g. hutton (kelly' s heroes). known for fiery dramatic roles, burton ventures into the realm of movie pyrotechnics with dynamic efficiency. and eastwood' s cool - fire presence heightens one searing action sequence after another .
this documentary goes on location in the austrian alps for the filming of the movie where eagles dare (1968) starring richard burton and clint eastwood. nazi era austria during wwii is recreated which evokes strong emotion among the current residents, many of whom are extras in the movie. it is a difficult shoot - almost considered impossible - if only because of the harsh winter weather and the rugged terrain of the alps. planning the scenes are important because often only one take is possible. to some of the filmmakers, it almost feels like they are war planning. the movie itself has special meaning for one of its stars, german ingrid pitt, since she is a recent escapee of east germany .
composer ron goodwin (1925 - 2003) was an equally beloved british composer who contributed a number of popular scores, such as of human bondage (1964), those magnificent men in their flying machines (1965), and four miss marple films. but goodwin was best - known for his war efforts, such as 633 squadron (1963) and battle of britain (1969), of which where eagles dare was unusual in that it eschewed major - key pomp in favor of gritty, minor - mode determination. the title music embodies the single - minded ambition of the protagonists to infiltrate the mountain fortress and complete their mission, and becomes the basis for the entire score, which is full of hard - nosed suspense and pounding symphonic action .
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smith and schaffer sneak into the hall of the schloss adler, where they find general carnaby being interrogated by a german general. the other three members of the british team arrive and reveal that they are all double agents .
i don' t care what anyone says about the film or its flaws, not only was the movie a genuine masterpiece of the action / adventure genre, but the soundtrack was also a work of art. i agree with those that say the film might have been a flop had it not been for this music, but then again music really does make the movie and nowhere is that more true than with
where eagles dare
every track from beginning to end has you literally
seeing
the movie without the picture and its one of those few where you can actually visualize the scene according to each track and the progress of the story. driving in your car or just wandering about the house you can see this movie just by listening to the cd alone! my only wish is to finally see this film released on dvd in its original widescreen format and 5. 1 digital surround. only then will final justice to be done to the soundtrack and this fine movie for all time .
where eagles dare - the film trailer. action / adventure / war, © metro goldwyn mayer 1968, directed brian g. hutton, writer alistair maclean, produced elliot kastner, music ron goodwin. cast: richard burton, clint eastwood, mary ure descripe: in 1944, an american general is shot down over a heavily defended german fortress and imprisoned within. a rescue attempt is at once launched by british intellegence, since the general must be liberated before being made to reveal allied plans for an invasion of france. as the mission unfolds, however, double and triple agents begin to appear in the ranks of the rescue team with the added mystery of an american lieutenant assigned to the mission for reasons unknown. copyright © metro goldwyn mayer 1968, music © ron goodwin 1968 .
i last watched eagles the day after seeing disgrace, the latter serving as a textbook demonstration of everything that is wrong with a certain kind of dutiful film - making. what a plod! jm coetzee' s great novel is ploddingly translated into a script that is in turn ploddingly transferred to celluloid. it' s not a movie at all, it' s a ploddie, whereas eagles is a piece of perfect cinema, in that the script dissolves into the film. (alistair maclean wrote the script and then turned it into a novel. )
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alistair stuart maclean (scottish gaelic: alasdair macgill - eain), the son of a scots minister, was brought up in the scottish highlands. in 1941, at the age of eighteen, he joined the royal navy; two and a half years spent aboard a cruiser were to give him the background for hms ulysses, his first novel, the outstanding documentary novel on the war at sea. after the war he gained an english honours degree at glasgow university, and became a schoolmaster. in 1983, he was awarded a d. litt. from the same university. maclean is the author of twenty - nine world bestsellers and recognised as an outstanding writer in his own genre. many of his titles have been adapted for film - the guns of the navarone, the satan bug, force ten from navarone, where eagles dare and bear island are among the most famous .
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in the flashback scene where the commandos are being briefed on their mission, they are told that general carmody was on his way to a meeting with russian officers on crete. hardly the best place for a meeting between the allies since crete was then under german occupation .
up on the german mountain base, a helicopter flies in and discharges german officers. although germany developed helicopters in world war 2, they were still experimental and were not yet introduced to the armed forces. the korea war was the first conflict where helicopters were used .
and smith are riding in with the germans is launched in the air by hitting a pile of snow and then comes to a sudden stop by hitting a pile of gravel where the germans are killed. what happened to the pile of snow when schaffer and smith push the car backwards ?
alistair maclean wrote the novel version of where eagles dare almost simultaneously with the scenario and although the book faithfully follows the film smoking varies. so is there much more humor in the book and the characters are better worked out. although the book contains the same improbable plot as the movie know maclean in the book better explain what' s happening. the violence also is a lot less. the character smith saves even an unconscious german from a burning building. schaffer in the book does not dynamite or explosives down. what also is better developed in the book is the romance, especially the romantic relationship that develops between schaffer and heidi. a number of characters is different in the book than in the movie. so hot major von horse riding in the book, captain von brauchitsch. his secretary in the film, a woman of middle age, is in the book is replaced by a young, handsome woman, who plays a much larger role and much more dangerous than the older secretary in the book .
on the choice of richard burton for the role of major smith, there was no discussion. maclean had commissioned by kastner the character written with burton in mind. burton was also the star of the film, he got $ 1. 2 million for his role and topped the posters. the second star, clint eastwood, who played the role of schaffer got $ 800, 000. moreover, it was not a fait accompli that eastwood was selected as schaffer. the role was first offered to lee marvin, but who had his fill of the type of movie like where eagles dare. four years earlier, he had played a role in the dirty dozen, also a war film with an unlikely plot and he hated that role still. richard burton also had his preferences, he wanted the american actor richard egan as schaffer. egan was an actor who acted largely in b - films and was less of a threat to burton than eastwood which by now was moved up in the hollywood hierarchy. but egan was rejected by kastner .
intrude on carnaby' s interrogation, the gestapo officer and mary are having drinks in the café, where he makes a statement that might reveal a fault in her identity (a location in dusseldorf). her hand is fixed on her chin, but the next cut shows her hand fully on her cheek .
in the scene where the germans are beating down the door to the hallway leading to the cable car, when the door is about to give way, in the clip from inside the door, it is moving a lot under each blow, but when seen from the outside it doesn' t move at all .
climbs the rope into the castle, he reaches the top of the rope, grabs the window sill and starts to pull himself in. it then cuts to inside the room where schaffer can be seen outside holding on to the top of the rope and then grabs the window sill to pull himself in, again .
but derren, now 75 and still playing germans, is as english as they come (well, give or take some russian blood on his fathers side). and now he' s living in that most english of seaside resorts worthing, where, appropriately enough, he will be treading the boards in april .
maclean has experienced incredible success for his wartime adventure novels. you cannot fault him for plot, premise and pace. all of these components are wonderful. if there is one flaw it is in the development of his characters. the characters in where eagles dare are paper thin. he tends to reuse stock characters that most readers would be familiar with... the cold, unflappable, stiff - upperlipped british hero; the tough, wisecracking with slight drawl american sidekick; and the weak but beautiful woman which is surprising for a top mi6 agent. any other characters, including the germans, are treated as cardboard extras. this aside the writing is punchy and the dialogue solid even it comes from stereotypes. certainly maclean knows how to play out a tense action scene that is why so many of his books have become movies. that is what makes this book readable. who wouldn' t want to know what happens on a cold winter night when seven men and a woman
drop in
on the mountain headquarters of the gestapo? after all, not everything is as it seems .
they [ blackout ] meet heidi and head to the airfield in the post - bus. german soldiers and a tank chase them, but they manage to escape by blowing up a rickety bridge. they reach the airfield, where colonel turner is waiting for them with a plane to take them to britain. [ / blackout ]
in the final scene where colonel turner is shown the note book with' his' name in it. it simply reads' colonel turner'. turner is a common name, and there were a lot of colonels in the wartime british army. simply having colonel turner without a first name or unit was hardly conclusive proof .
‘ready when you are boss. ’ ‘that’s now. i have my bearings. first left, down the stairs, third left. the gold drawing - room. where colonel kramer holds court. complete with minstrels’ gallery. ’ ‘what’s a minstrels’ gallery? ’ schaffer enquired. ‘a gallery for minstrels. ’ (p. 111 )
smith and schaffer are just in time to witness the corny, stock wwii scene where the germans regret that, since carnaby will only give his name, rank and serial number, the enemy officers are forced to use ‘harsher measures’ ie a sexy female nazi approaches with a tray of hypodermic syringes – the serious interrogation is about to begin.
where eagles dare is a 1968 british world war ii action film from metro-goldwyn-mayer that stars richard burton , clint eastwood , mary ure , and ingrid pitt . it was directed by brian g. hutton and shot on location in austria and bavaria . alistair maclean wrote the novel of the same name and the screenplay at the same time . it was his first screenplay ; both film and book became commercial successes . the film involved some of the top moviemaking professionals of the time and is considered a classic . major contributors included hollywood stuntman yakima canutt , who as second-unit director shot most of the action scenes ; british stuntman alf joint who doubled for burton in such sequences as the fight on top of the cable car ; award-winning conductor and composer ron goodwin , who wrote the film score ; and future oscar-nominee arthur ibbetson , who worked on its cinematography . the film is noted for the phrase " broadsword calling danny boy " , used by richard burton several times throughout . 
where eagles dare is a 1968 british world war ii action film from metro-goldwyn-mayer that stars richard burton, clint eastwood, mary ure, and ingrid pitt. it was directed by brian g. hutton and shot on location in austria and bavaria. alistair maclean wrote the novel of the same name and the screenplay at the same time. it was his first screenplay; both film and book became commercial successes. the film involved some of the top moviemaking professionals of the time and is considered a classic. major contributors included hollywood stuntman yakima canutt, who as second-unit director shot most of the action scenes; british stuntman alf joint who doubled for burton in such sequences as the fight on top of the cable car; award-winning conductor and composer ron goodwin, who wrote the film score; and future oscar-nominee arthur ibbetson, who worked on its cinematography. the film is noted for the phrase " broadsword calling danny boy ", used by richard burton several times throughout.
where eagles dare is a 1968 british world war ii action film from metro-goldwyn-mayer that stars richard burton, clint eastwood, mary ure, and ingrid pitt. it was directed by brian g. hutton and shot on location in austria and bavaria. alistair maclean wrote the novel of the same name and the screenplay at the same time. it was his first screenplay; both film and book became commercial successes. the film involved some of the top moviemaking professionals of the time and is considered a classic. major contributors included hollywood stuntman yakima canutt, who as second-unit director shot most of the action scenes; british stuntman alf joint who doubled for burton in such sequences as the fight on top of the cable car; award-winning conductor and composer ron goodwin, who wrote the film score; and future oscar-nominee arthur ibbetson, who worked on its cinematography. the film is noted for the phrase " broadsword calling danny boy ", used by richard burton several times throughout.