Very Entertaining Old-Time Thriller!

Rating: 9/10 (1 February 2014)

Where Eagles Dare is one of the many films that were released during the plethora of World War Two films in the 1960's, and this happens to be mightily entertaining. It's an action-packed thriller that has a high-profile cast and despite the pretty long length, hard to stop watching. Sure some scenes were overlong, but I can guarantee with all the action here, this film is far from a bore.
Brian G. Hutton's film takes place in a Nazi castle in the mountains of Austria. Some Allied agents land by the castle so they can rescue a captured American general, but there is more than what meets the eye when it comes to this mission.
There are several brand-name actors here and who would have thought we would see Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood star opposite each other. But alas, they do here and both do a fine job. They have great chemistry with each other and they're just fun to watch. It's always nice to see Eastwood in his younger, esteemed film roles.
Overall, this is a spectacular, action-packed World War Two thriller. It's best to suspend rationalism for this film like most others, because this film is only what I would like to call a "fantasy war film." There are elements of reality here, but not enough to justify the term realistic. But hey, this film is very entertaining and I was satisfied with the action. I rate this film 9/10.