Where Eagles Dare

Where Eagles Dare (1968) starring Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure. As World War II rages, a British commando unit, led by Burton, with Eastwood as the only American member of the team, parachutes into the Bavarian Alps to rescue a captured American general from a German fortress. Things start going wrong right from the start, and it soon becomes evident that this mission is not all it's cracked up to be. The movie is full of slam-bang action from start to finish, with scarcely ever a dull moment. It suffers only from the improbability factor -- the success of the mission is dependent on split-second timing and luck, and there's so much of it that it's just not believable. But that needn't stop you from enjoying this movie. Burton and Eastwood are real stars, and the film features top-notch  production values. (Subtitles in English are available, as well as closed captions.) Grade: B+