| Uniform Title |
Where eagles dare (Motion picture : 1968) |
| Title |
Where eagles dare. |
| Published |
Neutral Bay, NSW : Distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment Australia, ©2010. |
| ©1968 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (149 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Warner Bros. : 65186N. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1968. |
| Based on the 1966 novel of the same name by screenwriter Alistair MacLean, who wrote both the novel and screenplay simultaneously. |
| Special features: Vintage featurette "On location: Where eagles dare" ; Theatrical trailer. |
| Credits |
Story and screenplay by Alistair MacLean ; directed by Brian G. Hutton. |
| Performers |
Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure. |
| Summary |
The mission is clear. Get in. Get the general. Get out. Commandos charged with freeing a U.S. general from an Alpine fortress should also be told to trust nothing - including the search-and-rescue orders just issued. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1/2.0 ; Region 4 ; Widescreen 16:9, Letterbox 2.40:1. |
| Language note |
In English, French, Italian. Subtitles in English, Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Italian for the hearing impaired. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
| Subjects |
MacLean, Alistair, -- 1922-1987 -- Film adaptations |
| Great Britain. -- MI6 -- Drama |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Search and rescue operations -- Drama |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Drama |
| Raids (Military science) -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Great Britain |
| Motion pictures, British |
| Alps -- Drama |
| Genre |
War films |
| Action and adventure films |
| Thrillers (Motion pictures) |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Hutton, Brian G. director. |
| MacLean, Alistair, 1922-1987 screenwriter. |
| Burton, Richard, 1925-1984 actor. |
| Eastwood, Clint, 1930- actor. |
| Ure, Mary, 1933-1975 actor. |
| MacLean, Alistair, 1922-1987. Where eagles dare Motion picture adaptation of (work). |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Burton, Richard, 1925-1984 .
- Eastwood, Clint, 1930- .
- Hutton, Brian G. .
- MacLean, Alistair, 1922-1987 .
- MacLean, Alistair, 1922-1987. Where eagles dare .
- Ure, Mary, 1933-1975 .
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