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.
Plot Keywords: germany, mountain, world war ii, liberation of prisoners, bavaria, germany, nazi, castle, secret mission, parachute, undercover agent, two man army, infiltration, explosion, sabotage, commando, war hero, alps mountains, cable car, 1940s, sidecar, fall from height
Director | Brian G. Hutton |
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Writers | Alistair MacLean, Alistair MacLean |
Production Companies | Jerry Gershwin Productions, Elliott Kastner Productions, Winkast Film Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Production Country | United Kingdom |
Spoken Language | Deutsch, English |
Top Billed Cast of Where Eagles Dare

Richard Burton
Maj. Jonathan Smith, MC
Clint Eastwood
Lt. Morris Schaffer
Mary Ure
Mary Elison
Patrick Wymark
Col. Wyatt Turner, DSO MC
Michael Hordern
Adm. Rolland
Donald Houston
Christiansen
Peter Barkworth
Berkeley
William Squire
Thomas
Robert Beatty
Gen. George Carnaby
Vincent Ball
CarpenterAlternate Titles
Dove osano le aquile
Quand les aigles attaquent
El desafío de las águilas
Ørneborgen
Kam orli nelétají
Kam orli nelietajú
荒鷲の要塞
O Desafio das Águias
Там, где гнездятся орлы
Където дръзват орлите
Desafio das Águias
Desafio das Águias - 1968
Tylko dla Orłów
Örnnästet