Terrific entertainment . No spoilers.

Rating: 8/10 (4 January 2002)

One of my all time favourite war films. OK the good guys seem to be able to beat hundreds of bad guys, but the film is not meant as a true-life depiction of war events. Great opening shots of flying through the mountains ( which were VERY impressive on the big screen ). Some of the miniature/superimposed work was somewhat below standard but overall the film looks great. Action excitement and plenty of plot twists makes this a great ride. Richard Burton ( in my opinion one of the worlds greatest actors ) teams up with perfectly cast Clint Eastwood aided by a terrific supporting cast do a fine job. This was a 'big' film even in it's day , and one which would be too expensive to make now.
Shot in 70mm it needs a big screen to fully appreciate it.
Note some plot/dialogue similarities to another MacLean creation 'The guns of Navarone'. A great film - see it.