"Broadsword calling Danny Boy... this article is complete."
In the pantheon of World War II action cinema, most films age into quaint artifacts—relics of dated special effects and jingoistic simplicity. But then there is Where Eagles Dare . Released in 1968, at the tail end of an era that worshipped the square-jawed hero, director Brian G. Hutton’s Alpine masterpiece did something remarkable: it refused to die. where eagles dare 1968
"Broadsword calling Danny Boy... this article is complete."
In the pantheon of World War II action cinema, most films age into quaint artifacts—relics of dated special effects and jingoistic simplicity. But then there is Where Eagles Dare . Released in 1968, at the tail end of an era that worshipped the square-jawed hero, director Brian G. Hutton’s Alpine masterpiece did something remarkable: it refused to die.