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The film’s title comes from a line in Shakespeare’s Richard III : “The world is grown so bad / That wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch.” In 1968, Hollywood dared to perch on the highest, most ridiculous cliff. And we are all better for it.
But here is the truth: Where Eagles Dare is the perfect movie for a rainy Sunday afternoon. It understands its own absurdity. It knows you don’t care about historical accuracy; you care about Richard Burton outwitting a Gestapo officer while Clint Eastwood silently plants explosives. where eagles dare 1968
Enter Major John Smith (Burton), a British intelligence officer with a voice like gravel soaked in whiskey, and Lieutenant Morris Schaffer (Eastwood), a US Army Ranger who looks like he’d rather be anywhere else. Their team parachutes into the snowy wilderness, posing as German officers. Their goal: infiltrate the castle, rescue the General, and escape via a cable car. The film’s title comes from a line in
The mission, codenamed "Operation Unity," involves a team of commandos, including Major Wolfgang "Dutch" Bergman (Richard Dreyfuss), a German-American soldier, and several other operatives. The team must infiltrate the castle, rescue the prisoner, and escape undetected. It understands its own absurdity