Where Eagles Dare (1968) poster
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Where Eagles Dare

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World War II is raging, and an American general has been captured and is being held hostage in the Schloss Adler, a Bavarian castle that's nearly impossible to breach. It's up to a group of skilled Allied soldiers to liberate the general before it's too late. From TMDB

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  • Chris Sims @theisb.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 14, 2025

    A local theater is doing a series featuring movies where Nazis get their shit wrecked, which means it's a good time to remind you that the poster for WHERE EAGLES DARE somehow goes even harder than WHERE EAGLES DARE, a movie that goes extremely hard.

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  • SpyHards Podcast @spyhards.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 22, 2024

    Forget DIE HARD, forget JINGLE ALL THE WAY, it’s time for a proper Christmas movie… Where are my WHERE EAGLES DARE fans at?

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  • Lary Crews © @larycrews.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 7, 2026

    8-7-26 Today's movie is Where Eagles Dare a 1968 WW2 film with a terrific cast.

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  • John Bleasdale @www.johnbleasdale.comBluesky · Feb 12, 2025

    Broadsword calling Danny Boy - Absolutely delighted to present the new episode of Writers on Film with GEOFF DYER talking Stalker and Where Eagles Dare open.spotify.com/episode/6NsD...

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  • Greg Gadren @greggadren.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 27, 2026

    For an older but excellent take - Where Eagles Dare. Clint Eastwood kills more people in this movie than all his others combined. Richard Burton to boot!

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  • War Movie Theatre @warmovietheatre.comBluesky · Jun 24, 2025

    The most amazing thing we learn from this BFI piece on Derren Nesbitt, the Nastiest Nazi in cinema history, is that he's on screen for just six-and-a-half minutes of Where Eagles Dare. www.bfi.org.uk/features/fin...

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  • Pazuzus fathers brothers nephews cousins former roommate @mark-80.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 19, 2026

    #NowWatching Where Eagles Dare (1968) Dir: Brian G. Hutton #MovieSky #FilmSky

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  • John Bleasdale @www.johnbleasdale.comBluesky · Feb 13, 2025

    Broadsword calling Andrej Tarkovsky Please enjoy Geoff Dyer talking Stalker and Where Eagles Dare with me on Writers on Film podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/w...

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  • Chris Weston @westonfront.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 3, 2026

    We've already had the perfect "Action Man" movie; it's called "Where Eagles Dare". www.darkhorizons.com/hasbro-plans...

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  • Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 25, 2025

    Here is a fun thing I must tell you about Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Burton was supposed to film Where Eagles Dare in the UK in 1968, but the couple couldn't bring their four dogs to England without six months of quarantine. So

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  • 📚Melissa Amateis 🦊 @ww2historygal.bsky.socialBluesky · May 26, 2025

    My Memorial Day Weekend classic film marathon continues with WHERE EAGLES DARE. #TCMParty #WhereEaglesDare

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  • Horkos @wylienewmark.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 27, 2026

    WHERE EAGLES DARE: the only film in which Clint Eastwood portrays a Jewish soldier who mag-dumps a pair of MP40s into hallway after hallway full of Nazis. And Richard Burton gets his fuck on.

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  • John Hodson @mgcroadster.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 10, 2026

    WHERE EAGLES DARE is on your tellybox now (BBC2), and on iPlayer thereafter. It's a Christmas film...my review on Letterboxd... boxd.it/bZA78F

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  • film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 24, 2025

    'This is Broadsword calling Danny Boy...' Loves of classic Richard Burton movies like Where Eagles Dare will be keen to hear 1978's classic The Wild Geese is back in UK cinemas in 4K from Nov 14th 2025; here's my original review.4/5 film-authority.com/2025/04/01/t... www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFzd...

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  • Nikki / Nikon 🔜 MFF @nik.dogBluesky · Oct 17, 2025

    What’s your favorite movie about kicking nazis asses? For me it’s gotta be 1968’s “Where Eagles Dare”, I mean c’mon, look at all that shit blowing up! @optimstie.bsky.social I know you have to have one

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  • Realweegiemidget Reviews Films, TV, Books and More @realweegiemidget.eurosky.socialBluesky · Mar 5, 2025

    Recalling a movie double act in Where Eagles Dare, weegiemidget.wordpress.com/on-films-and...

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  • ProdigalFrog @[email protected]Lemmy · Apr 7, 2025

    The Professionals (1966, 1080p) Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Woody Strode - 4 Professional Mercenaries are hired to infiltrate into Mexico during the Mexican Revolution on a risky rescue operation.. [Wiki Article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Professionals_(1966_film)) of the film. ![](https://slrpnk.net/pictrs/image/754d084e-7657-4668-a477-d34c0ead8411.jpeg) As someone who wasn't particularly a fan of westerns, I specifically sought this movie out a few years ago after reading an old…

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  • John Ossoway @ottomancer.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 23, 2025

    "Broadsword calling Danny Boy..." watching Where Eagles Dare. It's such a great film and its influence stretches into so many later films, computer games, RPGs etc. and let's not forget that theme music and opening titles! youtu.be/8XKGhG0W0LQ?...

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  • Lary Crews © @larycrews.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 7, 2026

    The Schloss Adler, the castle where the general is held captive, is a real castle, and the Alpine village and cable car featured in the film are also real. This authenticity adds a layer of immersion to the viewing experience, making Where Eagles Dare a truly memorable film.

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  • Stephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.socialBluesky · May 25, 2025

    Where Eagles Dare is next! Strap in for the greatest movie ever made #BroadswordCallingDannyBoy

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  • Mike P @poggersuk.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 30, 2024

    #MOVIEMADNESS 🎟🎞📽🎬🎟🎬📽 Thanks to @gaga.bsky.social for curating, @indegobunting and @dolittle for the welcome For day 31... Your favorite movie from 2024, or the last movie you watched. Watched #WhereEaglesDare with our boys last. #RichardBurton, #ClintEastwood. m.imdb.com/title/tt0065...

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  • Andrew Otis Weiss @thatweissguy.bsky.socialBluesky · May 16, 2026

    Been on a classic weekend UHF dad movie spree lately: Where Eagles Dare, Marlowe with James Garner, Ice Station Zebra…

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  • it’s me AC @wellgoshacs.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 4, 2025

    saw Where Eagles Dare at the Trylon tonight without knowing anything about it and good god that movie fucks

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  • Pazuzus fathers brothers nephews cousins former roommate @mark-80.bsky.socialBluesky · May 25, 2025

    #NowWatching Where Eagles Dare (1968) #FilmSky #Film #Movies #MovieSky

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  • Džerards @dzerards.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 2, 2024

    You buried the lede: she was in Where Eagles Dare, only the greatest WW2 film of all time!

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  • ʜᴇʟʟ-DOPA @bowsnonk.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 9, 2024

    the second greatest Dad Movie of all time is Where Eagles Dare

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  • ʜᴇʟʟ-DOPA @bowsnonk.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 17, 2024

    watching Dune (Villaneuve) and feeling a little sad that I can’t watch with my father even though he would have complained about it (he complained about every movie that wasn’t, like, Where Eagles Dare)

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  • CT Million @ctmillion.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 19, 2025

    He wasn’t exactly vulnerable since it’s a war movie, but he made Where Eagles Dare as a straight commercial role, and he’s pretty good in it.

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  • Jack Blackburn @hackblackburn.bsky.socialBluesky · May 10, 2025

    Where is Where Eagles Dare? The podcast @warmovietheatre.bsky.social has commissioned a poll of the nation’s favourite WW2 films And the results show that we want reality, not Richard Burton on a cable car But which film came top? www.thetimes.com/article/a4bc...

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  • Dungeonbuster @dungeonbuster.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 6, 2025

    An absolute classic, love this film! If you end up liking it, would also suggest Where Eagles Dare (1968).

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  • Fraser H @hungryforsound.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 27, 2025

    Choose one film from each of your 30 favourite directors. Name of the film, and director, along with a still Where Eagles Dare. Brian G. Hutton 2/30 #filmsky #moviesky

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  • BritSymphCup @britsymphcup.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 17, 2025

    Born #OTD in 1925 - 100 years ago, English composer/conductor Ron Goodwin. Best known for his 70-plus film scores which include Where Eagles Dare, Frenzy, The Battle of Britain & The Trap (re-purposed as BBC's London Marathon theme) & 633 Squadron: open.spotify.com/track/60rPC7... #britsymphyear

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  • BOO! @ronandusty.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 5, 2025

    The perfect film for a snowy day is about to start on BBC2. Where Eagles Dare. Its always fun watching nazis get butchered by the dozen. Always fun. Because nazis are fucking scumbags.

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  • Jeremy Williams @jerqwills.bsky.socialBluesky · May 17, 2024

    Happy Letterboxd Friday! Where Eagles Dare (1968) Night And The City (1950) Hanzo The Razor: Sword Of Justice (1972) Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) 🎬🍿📽️ #LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday #FilmSky

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  • Lary Crews © @larycrews.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 25, 2025

    The Schloss Adler, the castle where the general is held captive, is a real castle, and the Alpine village and cable car featured in the film are also real. This authenticity adds a layer of immersion to the viewing experience, making Where Eagles Dare a truly memorable film.

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  • RC @randymenk.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 4, 2025

    The castle used in the film Where Eagles Dare (Clint Eastwood). Hohenwerfen Castle. Werfen, Austria #photography

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  • Horkos @wylienewmark.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 26, 2024

    Where Eagles Dare is a Christmas movie

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  • Simon Burley 🔜 Furnace @squadronuk.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 18, 2026

    Name a movie that get better every time you watch it: Where Eagles Dare.

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  • Daniel @dnlmrkrssll.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 10, 2026

    Watching ‘Where Eagles Dare’ on BBC2. Cracking story and Richard Burton is such a class act. A family favourite growing up and the last film I watched with my dad before he died.

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  • Adam @adam35.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 24, 2025

    Might watch my favorite Christmas movie Where Eagles Dare

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  • Nancy Friedman @fritinancy.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 2, 2025

    I'd never heard of this film until Geoff Dyer published his hilarious book about it. Have since watched and enjoyed immensely, giggling all the way. Broadsword Calling Danny Boy: On Where Eagles Dare | Geoff Dyer share.google/A8L9yWrixSt6...

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  • Lary Crews © @larycrews.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 20, 2025

    Watched Where Eagles Dare. Great movie.

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  • Nick Gray @path-dependent.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 3, 2025

    Gen x (like me) grew up with Commando War Stories in Pictures, boxes of air-fix soldiers and action man, and *at least* one war film on telly every weekend. I think some of my age cohort believe they were really there. Disclosure: I watched Where Eagles Dare the other night, and it was great.

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  • JamesBB @jamesbb.bsky.socialBluesky · May 10, 2025

    May I raise a Burton-sized glass to Where Eagles Dare, as much a 70s mirror as a War Movie.

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  • Simon Jones @simonjones.bsky.socialBluesky · May 1, 2025

    Today in Nazi movie trivia I'm sharing the fact that the castle in the background is Festung Hohenwerfen where, three years later, they filmed Where Eagles Dare. youtu.be/drnBMAEA3AM?...

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  • Michael Hogan @michaelhogan100.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 9, 2025

    Film-wise: at 7pm, Kelly’s Heroes on BBC4. At 9pm, 12 Angry Men on Sky Arts, Red Heat on ITV4 or MI: Fallout on Film4. At 10.20, Where Eagles Dare on BBC4. At 10.40, Moulin Rouge! on BBC1. At 11pm, Hannibal Rising on Sky Sci-Fi. At 11.30, King Of Thieves on C5. At 11.55pm, Bad Boys on Film4 #telly

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  • Nigel Derbyshire @carbonwriter.wsocial.euBluesky · Aug 27, 2026

    It's one of those days where you do something different. Dad died in '94. He would always sneak an extra Big Mac while getting us Apple Pies, & loved films. So I visited his resting place & now I'm watching Where Eagles Dare, his fav film. He was an epic storyteller. I love that I've inherited that.

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  • P.G. Wodelouse @pgwodelouse.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 10, 2026

    1960 Spartacus 1961 The Innocents 1962 Cléo from 5 to 7** 1963 The Servant 1964 Dr Strangelove 1965 Repulsion 1966 Persona 1967 Le Samouraï 1968 Where Eagles Dare* 1969 Easy Rider *edging out Le Doulos **sorry, Rosemary’s Baby, you’re a masterpiece. But Where Eagles is the film of my youth

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  • AndyInBrum @andyinbrum.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 10, 2026

    I know a bit about Georgian history and I adore Blackadder third (just don’t try and work out the timeline) and Plunkett and Maclane. Also the greatest Second World War Film is the most bollocks, which is Where Eagles Dare.

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  • Si Hart @sihart.bsky.socialBluesky · May 24, 2026

    Name ten films you've seen at the cinema: Snow White and the Seven Dwarves Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Back to the Future 2 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Where Eagles Dare Moonraker LaLa Land The Nightmare Before Christmas ABBA: The Movie The Naked Gun

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  • outspoken1net.bsky.social @outspoken1net.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 26, 2026

    VHS tapes were initially very expensive. I spent $80 each for Where Eagles Dare and The Quiet Man for my parents Xmas presents. They were amazed they could watch a Hollywood movie on their cabinet TV in the living room.

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  • Dan @knitdan.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 4, 2026

    Just randomly stumbled across my copy of ”Where Eagles Dare” so I guess that’s tonight’s movie sorted out

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  • Realweegiemidget Reviews Films, TV, Books and More @realweegiemidget.eurosky.socialBluesky · Jan 14, 2026

    For Day 14... A traitor in a movie for #JanuaryMovieChallenge.. there's one in Where Eagles Dare... #Filmsky #Moviesky weegiemidget.wordpress.com/on-films-and...

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  • SportsFan 👀 🇺🇦 🌊 🫡🌈 @asportsfanattic.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 18, 2025

    The book was SO much better. The only McLean book to film that was any good was Where Eagles Dare.

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  • SpyHards Podcast @spyhards.bsky.socialBluesky · May 31, 2025

    Happy Birthday to Clint Eastwood! A true veteran of the genre, spy movie fans will know him from FIREFOX, THE EIGER SANCTION, IN THE LINE OF FIRE and WHERE EAGLES DARE, but what’s your favourite Eastwood film?

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  • snoutz @snoutz.bsky.socialBluesky · May 30, 2025

    M:I recap ahead of the last one (great fun) Top Gun Maverick - unexpectedly rewatchable! Den of Thieves 2 - fine Where Eagles Dare - my fav EVER war movie

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  • Jeremiah Avery @jlavery522.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 26, 2025

    Worked, earlier today. Paid rent and a few other bills. Now for tonight’s feature film: “Where Eagles Dare” (1968). Though Clint Eastwood is wonderful in it, Richard Burton is stellar in this film and commands the lead in it. Intricate story and plenty of intensity and action.

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  • Schlockluster Video @schlocklustervideo.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 1, 2024

    This movie is kind of like Where Eagles Dare if you replace all of the WWII stuff with psychics and giant monster stuff ... . #Svengoolie #TheCrawlingEye #WhereEaglesDare

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  • Jimmy Detroit @jimmydetroit.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 16, 2024

    Now watching Where Eagles Dare. My dad took me to this when I was a kid. Fun movie. Great cast. Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Richard Wymark, Michael Horder, Ingrid Pitt ... they're all perfect for this movie. Written by Alistair MacLean who wrote scripts for some great popcorn action/war movies.

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  • Richard Swift @swiftofopal.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 10, 2024

    Watching Where Eagles Dare and truly had no idea that before beginning her film career Ingrid Pitt was a concentration camp survive who then also had to escape East Berlin. Most movies must have been a lark after that.

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