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Where Eagles Dare is a 1968 action adventure war film directed by Brian G. Hutton and starring Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood and Mary Ure.Set during World War II, it follows a Special Operations Executive team charged with saving a captured American General from the fictional Schloß Adler fortress, except the mission turns out not to be as it seems.
In 1969 he took on the role of DCI Jordan in the police drama Special Branch. Nesbitt has also appeared in film roles such as a predatory blackmailer of gay men in Victim (1961), a murderous pimp in The Informers (1963), a slimy assassin in Nobody Runs Forever , and the suspicious Gestapo officer in Where Eagles Dare (1968).
His film appearances included: The Plague of the Zombies (1966), Where Eagles Dare (1968), Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), Villain (1971), The Wild Geese (1978) and The Sea Wolves (1980). [4] He was a close friend, assistant and advisor to actor Richard Burton who had known him since he was a child and he appeared in several films in which ...
Where Eagles Dare is a 1968 war adventure film, based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Alistair MacLean. Where Eagles Dare also may refer to: "Where Eagles Dare" (Misfits song), a song by the Misfits from their 1979 single "Night of the Living Dead" "Where Eagles Dare", a song by Iron Maiden from their 1983 album Piece of Mind
MacLean also wrote a novel for Where Eagles Dare, after the screenplay, which was published in 1967 before the film came out. The book was a bestseller, and the 1968 film version was a huge hit. [33] "MacLean is a natural storyteller", said Kastner. "He is a master of adventure. All his books are conceived in cinematic terms.
The data from April 9, 1969, is per Variety's weekly 50 Top-Grossing Films chart which was first published on April 23, 1969. The earlier data is per their weekly National Boxoffice Survey. The earlier data is per their weekly National Boxoffice Survey.
February 13, 1969 Mayerling: March 7, 1969 How to Steal the World: Film version of the final two episodes of The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; theatrical release overseas only March 12, 1969 Where Eagles Dare: April 23, 1969 Kenner: May 1969 The Appointment: A Marpol production; US opening only in 1970 May 21, 1969 The Green Slime
July 1969 [index 58] The Brother Hoods: The Brotherhood (December 1968) (Genre: Crime-drama) Lou Silverstone: Mort Drucker: 129 September 1969 [index 59] Where Vultures Fare: Where Eagles Dare (December 1968) (Genre: Action adventure war) Larry Siegel: Angelo Torres: 130 October 1969 [index 60] Hoo-Boy, Columbus! Goodbye, Columbus (April 1969)