Burton and Eastwood against the German fortress called the "Schloss Addler". Excellent film

Rating: 10/10 (31 January 2003)

Richard Burton, who would ordinarily be given roles of less action and hardly any adventure, does a joint effort with Clint Eastwood in this WWII movie, based on the novel of the same name written by the British storyteller deluxe, Alistair MacLean.
Burton, as Major Smith, is given the task of leading a top-rate team of commandos to a German fortress in Bavaria to rescue an American general whose plane was shot down after he had received some advance plans for the upcoming invasion of Europe. Burton's team includes Eastwood, a member of the United States Ranger corp, trained for combat and secret missions. However, there are some unknown factors built into the mission, namely, MI6, the British intelligence agency, seems to be infilitrated with German agents. So, Burton's task of rescuing the American general is merely a cover-up, as he is really on task to ferret out all the names of the German agents operating in the British intelligence agency.
Eastwood carries out his part of the mission, the shooting of every German soldier he sees, while Burton, with the aid of an unknown female operative, Mary Ure, attempts to penetrate the fortress, rescue the American, and then, effectively make an escape behind enemy lines to safety. For those who crave top-notch adventure, seemingly impossible odds, and incredible mountain scenery, with high levels of explosions to match, then I'd encourage those viewers to take a flight/trip to "Where Eagles Dare." One won't be sorry for the time spent.