Where Eagles Dare (1968) | |
| Director(s) | Brian G. Hutton |
| Producer(s) | Denis Holt (associate), Elliott Kastner, Jerry Gershwin (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Film Adaptation, War |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, World War II |
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Where Eagles Dare (1968) was a War - Drama Film directed by Brian G. Hutton and produced by Elliott Kastner, Jerry Gershwin and Denis Holt.
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The British Invaders Blogathon: WHERE EAGLES DARE
By Dan Day Jr. on Aug 1, 2015 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogDoes the 1969 movie WHERE EAGLES DARE qualify as a British film? Well, the man who is running this blogathon says it does. Most of the film was shot at MGM's British Studios in Borehamwood, England. Much of the cast & crew of WHERE EAGLES DARE were British. But more importantly the movie is par... Read full article
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Heidi:
Better lock the door.
Heidi: [to Mary Ellison disguised as "Maria Schenk"] My dear cousin Maria, you came after all.
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Heidi: [to Mary Ellison disguised as "Maria Schenk"] My dear cousin Maria, you came after all.
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The driving force behind the film was Richard Burton's stepson, who wanted to see his stepfather in a good old-fashioned adventure movie. Burton approached producer Elliott Kastner for ideas, who asked Alistair MacLean. At that time, most of MacLean's novels had either been made into films, or were in the process of being filmed. Kastner persuaded MacLean to write a new story. Six weeks later, MacLean delivered the script.
The part that ultimately went to Clint Eastwood was also offered to Lee Marvin, but he declined, telling the producers they were about 4 years too late. Marvin had already starred in a WW2 action-adventure, The Dirty Dozen, which he hated. Although it made him a huge star, he did not want to return to that type of movie.
The "Schloss Adler" is actually the "Schloss Hohenwerfen" in Austria. At the time of filming, the castle was being used as a police training camp. There are no cable cars near Schloss Hohenwerfen. Hence the Cable Car shooting is done somewhere else.
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The part that ultimately went to Clint Eastwood was also offered to Lee Marvin, but he declined, telling the producers they were about 4 years too late. Marvin had already starred in a WW2 action-adventure, The Dirty Dozen, which he hated. Although it made him a huge star, he did not want to return to that type of movie.
The "Schloss Adler" is actually the "Schloss Hohenwerfen" in Austria. At the time of filming, the castle was being used as a police training camp. There are no cable cars near Schloss Hohenwerfen. Hence the Cable Car shooting is done somewhere else.
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