After Mussolini's valiant rescue by Scorzeny, Furher Hitler orders Winston Churchill to be kidnapped and taken to Germany and assigns Admiral Wilhelm Canaris (Anthony Quayle) to make a viability plot. Lieutenant Colonel (Robert Duvall) in charge the mission schemes an intelligent plan and reports to Himmler (Donald Pleasance). He commissions an Irish (Donald Sutherland), English hating, and a German officer named Steiner (Michael Caine) and his parachute team . Steiner is imprisoned for confronting about rounding up Jews . His mission concerns pose as Polish soldiers on a training maneuver in a small British town where simple citizens live , as a beautiful young girl (Jenny Agutter), a spinster (Jean Marsh) and the parish priest (John Standing), among others. When the Prime Minister Winston Churchill appears , the infiltrators bent on abducting him. But near encounter an American detachment, commanded by a colonel (Larry Hagman) and a captain(Treat Williams).
This memorable WWII action movie displays suspense, thrills, drama, shootouts and spectacular scenes. Based on Jack Higgings' best-seller novel with an interesting screenplay by Tom Mankiewicz, though weak on the silly relationship between Donald Sutherland and Jenny Agutter. Large casting with good performances, as a first rate acting from Michael Caine and Robert Duvall. Excellent plethora of secondaries actors as Anthony Quayle, Judy Geeson, John Standing and Treat Williams film debut. The film belongs to warlike commandos genre which in the 60s and 70s achieved splendor, as the picture takes parts , here and there from : ¨When the eagles dare" (Brian G Hutton) , "Dirty dozen" (Robert Aldrich) , "Navarone Guns" (J. Lee Thompson) and "Kelly's heroes" (Brian G Hutton)¨. Rousing and fitting to action musical score by Lalo Schifrin and atmospheric cinematography by cameraman Anthony Richmond. The motion picture was competently girected , thanks to capable hands of great filmmaker John Sturges. He's a warlike genre expert (Great escape, Never so few) and Western master (Gunfight OK Corral , Last train of Gun Hill , The law and Jake Wade). Well worth seeing, the movie will appeal to Michael Caine, Robert Duvall fans.
This memorable WWII action movie displays suspense, thrills, drama, shootouts and spectacular scenes. Based on Jack Higgings' best-seller novel with an interesting screenplay by Tom Mankiewicz, though weak on the silly relationship between Donald Sutherland and Jenny Agutter. Large casting with good performances, as a first rate acting from Michael Caine and Robert Duvall. Excellent plethora of secondaries actors as Anthony Quayle, Judy Geeson, John Standing and Treat Williams film debut. The film belongs to warlike commandos genre which in the 60s and 70s achieved splendor, as the picture takes parts , here and there from : ¨When the eagles dare" (Brian G Hutton) , "Dirty dozen" (Robert Aldrich) , "Navarone Guns" (J. Lee Thompson) and "Kelly's heroes" (Brian G Hutton)¨. Rousing and fitting to action musical score by Lalo Schifrin and atmospheric cinematography by cameraman Anthony Richmond. The motion picture was competently girected , thanks to capable hands of great filmmaker John Sturges. He's a warlike genre expert (Great escape, Never so few) and Western master (Gunfight OK Corral , Last train of Gun Hill , The law and Jake Wade). Well worth seeing, the movie will appeal to Michael Caine, Robert Duvall fans.