"Castle Wolfenstein" for real - top class, nail-biting WW2 actioner still truly delivers!

Rating: 8/10 (7 January 2010)

Classic adaption of Alistair Maclean's novel of allied group sent off on seemingly hopeless mission to rescue an American general taken prisoner by the Nazis - in a castle on the top of an alp mountain!
I saw this for the first time in 1981 and the re-watch now was happily (and surprisingly) on par with my memory value, proving this still has what it takes! For the video game audience, one could for fun label this "Castle Wolfenstein" for real: Top-class, explosive WW2 actioner that truly delivers simply by nothing more than no-brakes-hold-entertainment in full gear.
Maclean's trademark spy/treason herrings are strewn all over the place and no character development can be seen, but why complain? Snowy, great authentic locations add immeasurably to its success of putting it above so many other formula war actioners. That final half hour (with the cable car fight and the plow-bus chase) is legendary nail-biting stuff!
8 out of 10 from Ozjeppe