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| 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 | ... | Capt. James Christiansen | |
| Peter Barkworth | ... | Edward Berkeley | |
| William Squire | ... | Capt. Philip Thomas | |
| Robert Beatty | ... | Gen. George Carnaby | |
| Brook Williams | ... | Sgt. Harrod | |
| Neil McCarthy | ... | Sgt. Jock MacPherson | |
| Vincent Ball | ... | Carpenter | |
| Anton Diffring | ... | SS-Standartenführer Kramer | |
| Ferdy Mayne | ... | Gen. Rosemeyer | |
| Derren Nesbitt | ... | SS-Sturmbannführer Von Hapen | |
| Victor Beaumont | ... | Col. Weissner | |
| Ingrid Pitt | ... | Heidi | |
| John G. Heller | ... | German major (at Zum Wilden Hirsch) (as John Heller) | |
| Guy Deghy | ... | Maj. Wilhelm Wilner | |
| Olga Lowe | ... | Lt. Anne-Marie Kernitser | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Richard Beale | ... | Telephone orderly (uncredited) | |
| Ivor Dean | ... | German Officer #2 (uncredited) | |
| Jim Dowdall | ... | Extra (uncredited) | |
| Max Faulkner | ... | Sgt. Hartmann (uncredited) | |
| Harry Fielder | ... | German soldier (uncredited) | |
| Lyn Kennington | ... | German woman (uncredited) | |
| Nigel Lambert | ... | Young German soldier (uncredited) | |
| Ian McCulloch | ... | German Officer (uncredited) | |
| Anton Rodgers | ... | German officer at airfield (uncredited) | |
| Jack Silk | ... | German officer at ammunitions shed (uncredited) | |
| Philip Stone | ... | Sky Tram operator (uncredited) | |
| Ernst Walder | ... | Airport control officer (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Brian G. Hutton | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Alistair MacLean | novel (uncredited) | |
| Alistair MacLean | story and screenplay | |
Produced by | |||
| Denis Holt | .... | associate producer | |
| Elliott Kastner | .... | producer | |
| Jerry Gershwin | .... | executive producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Ron Goodwin | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Arthur Ibbetson | (photographed by) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| John Jympson | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Peter Mullins | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Arthur Newman | (uncredited) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Tony Sforzini | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Ted Lloyd | .... | production supervisor | |
| Tom Sachs | .... | unit manager: second unit | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Colin M. Brewer | .... | assistant director (as Colin Brewer) | |
| Yakima Canutt | .... | second unit director | |
| Anthony Waye | .... | assistant director: second unit | |
| Chris Kenny | .... | second assistant director: second unit (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Arthur Taksen | .... | set dresser | |
| Mickey Lennon | .... | assistant property master (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Jonathan Bates | .... | sound editor | |
| John Bramall | .... | sound recordist | |
| J.B. Smith | .... | dubbing mixer | |
| Peter Dobson | .... | assistant foley artist (uncredited) | |
| Michael Hickey | .... | sound (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Fred Hellenburgh | .... | special effects | |
| Richard Parker | .... | special effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Tom Howard | .... | photographic effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Gillian Aldam | .... | stunt double: Mary Ure (uncredited) | |
| Peter Brace | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Tim Condren | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| George Lane Cooper | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Jack Cooper | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Tom Dittman | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Max Faulkner | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Tex Fuller | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Romo Gorrara | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Richard Graydon | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Alf Joint | .... | stunt arranger (uncredited) | |
| Alf Joint | .... | stunt double: Richard Burton (uncredited) | |
| Alf Joint | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Jimmy Lodge | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Dave Newman | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Terence Plummer | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Powell | .... | stunt double: Clint Eastwood (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Powell | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Joe Powell | .... | stunt arranger (uncredited) | |
| Joe Powell | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Nosher Powell | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Terry Richards | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Doug Robinson | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Bill Sawyer | .... | stunt double: Clint Eastwood (uncredited) | |
| Bill Sawyer | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Paul Stader | .... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Paul Stader | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Jimmy Thong | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Les White | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| David Wilding | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Terry Yorke | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| H.A.R. Thomson | .... | camera operator: second unit | |
| Paul Wilson | .... | camera operator | |
| Bob Bremner | .... | gaffer (uncredited) | |
| Dennis Fraser | .... | grip (uncredited) | |
| Ginger Gemmel | .... | camera operator: second unit (uncredited) | |
| John Jay | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
| Kelvin Pike | .... | camera operator: second unit (uncredited) | |
| Graham Scaife | .... | clapper loader (uncredited) | |
| David Wynn-Jones | .... | clapper loader (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Alan Strachan | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Ron Goodwin | .... | conductor | |
Other crew | |||
| Penny Daniels | .... | continuity | |
| Al Lettieri | .... | dialogue coach (as Alfredo Lettieri) | |
| Marion Rosenberg | .... | assistant to producer | |
| Raymond Becket | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Brian L. Davis | .... | military advisor (uncredited) | |
| Steve Pickard | .... | process projectionist trainee (uncredited) | |
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A team of elite covert agents working for the British Government is sent to infiltrate a huge Nazi fortress. Their mission: evacuate an Allied General who has detailed knowledge of the Normandy invasion. Parachuting down into the Alps the team soon discovers that one of them is dead and that there is a Nazi traitor in their midst. And that is not all what's going on...
From opening scene to final scene Alistair MacLean's screenplay is a masterpiece of the action genre with a detailed and involving plot that unfolds in a very interesting manner. There are plenty of hairpin turns along the way that build up the suspense to a truly explosive TNT packed climax. That is all thanks to Brian Hutton's direction, which is, well, a blueprint for contemporary studio-budget action film-making. The film is long, but the real-time development of many scenes makes for terrific suspense even in slow moments and utterly breakneck action scenes. The best example is the final 45 minutes - an escape scene in real-time as our heroes breakout of the Schloss Adler. Consisting of shootouts, fights, chases, explosions, and car crashing it is probably one of the best action sequences ever made. For reasons beyond me Brian Hutton's career never fully took off into action adventure film-making, but had it, he would be the Hitchcock of action film-making. This film does to shootouts what Hitchcock did for showers! Well, almost.
Next are the stars - Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton. They are the leaders of the covert operation and they are a terrific, fearless, sub-machine gun totting duo who give the Nazis what they deserve most - pure hell. The classic corridor shootout as Eastwood fends of soldiers from the castle radio room is brilliant and ridiculous at the same time - he takes 'em all out! With a submachine gun in each hand! Make no mistake, this movie is ridiculous and wholly improbable, but if you find an action film that is more entertaining, involving, and suspenseful, along with being pure fun to watch, I'll be damned.
If that's the cake, then the icing must be Ron Goodwin's amazing score of epic proportions. First appearing in the opening credits (or the DVD main menu) it is the type of stuff that makes contemporary master film composer Hans Zimmer proud.
Action film fans, this is one of the ultimate movies for you. Take note - Watch it! 10/10
Rated PG, quite generously, for pretty extensive violence and action