Where Eagles Dare
Taste attributes: actionadventurewardisasterhistoricalrobots/ai/spacefasttried & testedunsavouryheavysimplelinearall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"One weekend Major Smith, Lieutenant Schaffer, and a beautiful blonde named Mary decided to win World War II."
Boxlist takeSerious and familiar: a war film that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
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Cast
Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1968
- Runtime
- 155 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Jerry Gershwin Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
