Movie Quote of the Day: Where Eagles Dare (1968)

Sam Juliano
Mar 2 '13, 6:16 am

Well-paced action war film with excellent performances and a memorable Ron Goodwin score.
Craig Kennedy
Mar 2 '13, 8:50 pm

A childhood favorite. As I said I think in the Force 10 From Navarone thread, I was a huge fan of Alistair MacLean as a lad and this was one of his best books.

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Where Eagles Dare (1968)