Drinker's Extra Shots - Where Eagles Dare

[@menakles]

I just want to publicly thank my Dad for allowing me to stay up late in the '70s to watch this film. And all the Spaghetti westerns. And other great war movies like A Bridge too far and The Longest Day.....Thanks, Dad...miss ya!

[@Tomi-oe5mz]

My dad was like that also. He became father very young. R.I.P Jarmo Vainio.

[@NaryaFire]

My dad had it too. I’d seen it on the shelf for years but never watched it. After Drinker’s review, I’ll give it a go!

[@daveroche6522]

Agreed Christ - my Dad bought myself (and my younger brother) to see Kellys Heroes on my 12th. birthday - LEGEND!

[@nilssonakerlund2852]

Sounds like you had a cool dad.

[@markyboy531]

Same here. RIP dad.

[@scootertart]

'Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton' - thats all you need to know for reasons to watch this classic movie.

[@jonbaxter2254]

Manly men too. Drinking and bike racing. Awesome.

[@robbhahn8897]

Clinton Eastwood and his silencer ....doesn't matter who's with him.

[@wonkothesane8691]

I got two more for you, Ingrid Pitt, four if you count the other lass. ''Hubba, hubba!''

[@FerDeLance06]

I'll say this again; they just don't make 'em like they used to! This remains one of the greatest WWII flicks ever put to celluloid. Now wait for some puss-pot SJW to realise that people like it, then call it racist and start a movement to get it cancelled!

[@marcosmartins7581]

I would say Ingrid Pitt is enough reason for any man to watch this...

[@Gojitron1]

Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole and Richard Harris. Damn, the pub that welcomed that group had a pretty good week.

[@AristeidisKypriotis]

The pub must have run out of drinks before closing time

[@wombatwilly1002]

And Robert Shaw was married to Mary Ure at the time and I believe he visited the set as well

[@genghispecan]

I'm guessing the dislikes are from studio executives who can't figure out how a film like this could successful without being marketed to China.

[@JB-yb4wn]

I sure as hell wouldn't bet against you on that.

[@JustTooDamnHonest]

People need to understand that the only reason why they pander to those assholes in China is because they have the biggest country and that is as simple as that. more then half of the chinese people hate their own country hates their government and they know it. We can make just as much if you put them into the international markets of Britain, France, Spain, Japan and so forth.

[@briang530]

That or purple-haired, infantile wokists that don't like the "narrative".

[@simonacuthbert1]

Or casting Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte instead of Burton and Eastwood.

[@hughgreentree]

This was the last movie I ever watched with my dad in 1989. He was 81 years old. The next morning he suffered a fatal stroke. I always loved this movie, but it has an extra special place in my heart because of this. I remember looking at my dad's face and he was grinning from ear to ear; he was so happy. The next morning he was still happy as I was storming around in my usual early morning, pre-coffee daze before heading to work.

[@every1665]

Where Eagles Dare is over 50 years old now yet people still love it. I doubt more recent movies like for instance, the 2016 feminist version of Ghost Busters will be fondly remembered in 2066!

[@every1665]

@Projekt Kobra Even if you did see it, your mind would protect you by blacking out the memory!

[@gooner9038]

Bless. A brilliant memory to have of a moment you could share with your dad.

[@BrianRPaterson]

My mum and dad took me to see it in the cinema when I was a wee boy. We also saw The Longest Day and the Gypsy Moths that year - all great films and good memories. Live long and prosper

[@theduxabides9274]

"Broadsword calling Danny Boy..."

[@ThomasLaird1967]

Bollocks!! I was going to say that.

[@readhistory2023]

One of technical errors in the flim was them using a manportable radio to call London. Manportable radios of the day only had a 16 mile range and far less in the mountains. That's for American radios, German manportable radios didn't even have that much reach.

[@ThomasLaird1967]

@@readhistory2023 Is it possible it was meant to be a SW radio with which you could bounce the signal off the ionosphere for a much greater range? Or that the signal was rebroadcast from another point? Not that I know.

[@Rekaert]

I'm with Thomas Laird. "Bollocks!! I was also going to say that!" That line's stuck with me for decades.

[@deadbydayinblack]

Understood .....Do you have it?...over

[@richtea615]

Once upon a time, when Clint Eastwood was still playing the young sidekick to an even bigger Hollywood legend.

[@Dash-lx4ng]

Until he promptly became a legend himself

[@bighands69]

Eastwood was a massive star in 1968 and was the next generation just behind Burton.

[@jdrancho1864]

I am convinced Eastwood was cast so it wouldn't be an all-Brit show. It made it easier to sell the movie to an US audience, just like a remake today would include a Chinese star to help sell to the Chinese market.

[@jdrancho1864]

@@bighands69 Massive? I don't think so. More like a star on the rise. The same year he was in 'Hang 'em high' and 'Coogan's Bluff'. Two years earlier was the last of the spaghetti trilogy (GBAU). Consider that there is about a two-year lead time from script greenlighting and casting to a movie being released, it was more of an attempt to transfer the visibility of being a TV star (Rawhide) to being recognized as a screen actor who could extend his work on a European movie set (both considered second-tier at the time) to a career in Hollywood. In 1970's Kelly's Heroes he was still part of a large ensemble cast. 'Play Misty For Me' was probably the first time he got star billing.

[@alessandrodeangelis9029]

@@jdrancho1864 ehm no. The book is with an American agent too. There's a reason for that.

[@Tronathon242]

Eastwood with dual MP-40s. It's a wonder that the Reich somehow survived the encounter.

[@scottm.603]

Spoiler Alert: They didn't. Eastwood kills SO MANY people in this movie, it's great!

[@doublep1980]

I'll bet this scene brought John Woo to tears. Tears of pure joy! xD

[@scottallison2296]

@@scottm.603 especially love the drawing room scene with silenced pistol and the SS officer getting two rounds to the head

[@scrocrates6380]

One man army

[@varelion]

I wonder why they didn't fly to Berlin and finish off the rest including Hitler. After taking out the Alpine Fortress, exterminating the German secret service including all traitors, destroying the Luftwaffe etc. this would have been a relatively easy task. Maybe they spared the rest only to make more WWII movies possible. What humble, considerate human beings they are!

[@mlb5525]

Where Eagles Dare and The Eagle Has Landed are my two favorite WW2 films.

[@PetersonZF]

Two great films about undercover WW2 soldiers that coincidentally shared an eagle related name! I love the fact the Germans get found out in The Eagle Has Landed because one of them gives his life to save a British child from drowning.

[@sergioochoa913]

"Clint Eastwood dual welding two SMG to mow down a Nazi platoon" I never knew I wanted to see something so badly in my life until this moment. Thank you, Drinker.

[@michaeljohnson-li5nn]

The guns in question are MP40’s.

[@max2grant]

I’m convinced this movie was the inspiration for “Castle Wolfenstein”

[@rogersmith7396]

Then he gets serious and pulls out the grenades.

[@Lonovavir]

No MP 40s were harmed during the production of this film.

[@Chris-ce7ve]

That is where games like "Call of Duty" or "Return to Castle Wolfenstein" got the idea.

[@markrobson8747]

Strong women that were femanine and strong honorable men.

[@jasonkesser]

The ladies will want you to know how to spell that. If you can’t spell it...you can’t...well......

[@PlacidDragon]

Well... not too honorable, there were a lot of doublecrossing spies :p

[@henderstoned]

HOW DARE YOU! Women have not been portrayed as strong until Captain Marvel! Cleopatra, Ripley,Scarlett O’Hara

[@encinobalboa]

Hush, that's binary talk. Don't you know what year it is? LMAO.

[@markrobson8747]

@@jasonkesser My speling had the correct play,thankyou

[@45sticky]

And let’s not forget that killer opening theme, that music is so iconic. Every time I hear it I still get chills!

[@grantparker5670]

You're goddam right. Every. Time.

[@CallMeMrRook]

I'll never forget the roar of the props with the drum (snare idk) slowly coming in...has me soaring like an eagle

[@MrSnudger]

That ominous rising theme over shots of the mountain fortress. The way it builds up as the mission starts building up steam. The whole thing was glorious.

[@AllenUry]

Absolutely love the soundtrack. Played is regularly in college. People thought I was nuts.

[@flitsertheo]

By Ron Goodwin, he also did Battle of Britain and many more movies 25 years earlier the Germans would have hired him.

[@Hiraghm]

This was one of my dad's favorite movies.

[@thebritisher72]

Clint Eastwood once said this film should have been called Where Stuntmen Dare.

[@mazdaman0075]

Where Doubles Dare to be precise.

[@rogersmith7396]

He was still second fiddle to Burton who was a world famous dick.

[@dilbertbob5420]

Clint Eastwood did all of his own stunts in the move.......and he was paid $750,000.

[@iangreatorex1821]

Clint took Ingrid Pitt with him for the forbidden motorbike ride at Brands Hatch and it was a Triumph Bonneville. That is as close to a perfect weekend as I can imagine.

[@Necron990]

Indeed, I'm surprised they returned!

[@pvw732]

Is that where Brad Pitt came from?

[@bdm-astroscorpion5025]

Ingrid Pitt was a motorcycle fanatic all her life.

[@Necron990]

@@bdm-astroscorpion5025 Clint seems to have known this...

[@christianbreitkreuz1710]

People who don’t know Ingrid Pitt should read up on her incredible life. Amazing, interesting, lovely woman.

[@reeceleach6233]

Not only that, talk about a kickass name. "Where Eagles Dare" Now that is a movie title.

[@seamustheplatypus]

Amen.

[@thetribalist6923]

And a killer Iron Maiden song, too. I'm sure based off this movie.

[@navykeef]

Also a killer Misfits song

[@tulkdog]

That’s the book’s title

[@thetribalist6923]

@@tulkdog fair point haha

[@dizzyprepper7850]

If there is one film that deserves a Drinker's Happy Hour, this is it.

[@FerDeLance06]

Absolutely. Where Eagles Dare, Kelly's Heroes, Guns of Navarone, Zulu ... I could keep going, but you get the gist, right? They don't come much better than this.

[@cyruskarloff7219]

@@FerDeLance06 I agree. Except for Guns of ZZzzz. Maybe the end is good. But I never make it. :-)

[@FerDeLance06]

@@cyruskarloff7219 LOL; alright, it's not one of the greatest, but I like it. Can't please everyone though, right? If we all liked exactly the same thing, there'd only be one film, one band, one music style ... Erm ... okay, how about 633 Squadron? That's another good one.

[@prisonerofthehighway1059]

Where Eagles Dare and Kelly’s Heroes would be an amazing happy hour double feature.

[@Bluebird-dc9kv]

Where Eagles Dare, The Guns of Navarone, The Heroes of Telemark, the makings of a well-grounded childhood.

[@GRAYR189]

The Battle of Britain as well!

[@blueplanetcreature5049]

Dirty Dozen

[@bighands69]

In The Heroes of Telemark you can tell that Kurt Douglas was a WW2 veteran from the way he maneuvered. Richard Harris was a former rugby player and you could still tell there was a difference.

[@richardscanlan3167]

Great taste,I have them all in my collection.Along with 'A Bridge Too Far" and "Cross of Iron". Hours of binge watching - these films just never diappoint.

[@rogersmith7396]

I read all the Alistair MaClean books as a kid. Library had them all.

[@attackpatterndelta8949]

Smith: “You’re late.” Mary: “One day, I won’t come at all.” What a great bit of dialogue.

[@MichaelJ023]

I saw this in my high school writing class on accident. We had just read The Eagle Has Landed, so the teacher was to show the movie of the same title. He accidentally showed Where Eagles Dare. He didn’t even notice until 45 mins in. At that point he just let it continue because it was so damn good. We all loved it.

[@williamjpellas0314]

The Eagle Has Landed was itself fairly good, but definitely not in the same league as Where Eagles Dare. Great story, by the way.

[@2nd_a_dad4791]

That’s awesome

[@majorhavik395]

My dad passed almost seven years now. This movie was our favorite war flick of all time. Whenever it was on tv, we would get together to watch. They truly do not make them like this anymore. “Broadsword calling Danny Boy.”

[@northbuster290]

Same story for me. The movie i've always watched with my father 🤟

[@cyruskarloff7219]

RIP Dads! :-(

[@craigcochrane2284]

Same here, this was our favourite movie to watch together. Would give anything to watch it with him one more time.

[@brucewalker7500]

The greatest WW2 "Guys On A Mission Movie" ever made and my favourite film of all time. Endlessly re-watchable, I think I've seen it at least 100 times. I remember going with my Dad to the cinema when it was first released in 1968, we sat through it twice! Great father/son memory. (Miss you every day Dad)

[@danielkover7157]

This is my favorite war movie ever. Probably my favorite spy movie too. Definitely a movie I can watch repeatedly.

[@ole9421]

These were my all time favorite fictional ww2 movies growing up in the mid 60's and mid 70's. Where Eagles Dare, Kelly's Heroes, The Dirty Dozen, The Eagle has Landed, Von Ryan's Express, The Guns of Navarone.

[@Donegal62]

Wouldn't it be grand if movies like this were still made today? Ah, nostalgia.

[@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869]

The NAZIs would all have to be orange. Clint would moonlight as a can can girl. Richard would have to be married to Peter O'Toole

[@philstaples8122]

Can you imagine the fake diversity, every other character would be from some minority be that ethnic or sexual preference/gender but all the baddies would be male, white and heterosexual.

[@shawngillogly6873]

When the movie is so epic Iron Maiden makes a song about it, you know it's worth watching.

[@willgold9989]

And The Misfits...

[@yousircantknow8987]

Which is about the Battle of Britain, not this movie. I hope you were being sarcastic.

[@septimiusseverus343]

@@yousircantknow8987 That was Aces High.

[@kukko83]

@@yousircantknow8987 Iron Maiden's Where Eagles Dare is about the Battle of Britain? I see you're being dumb.

[@loconeko42]

@@yousircantknow8987 "They're closing in the fortress is near. It's standing high in the sky. The cable car's the only way in. It's really impossible to climb" - Yup, obvious references to the battle of Britain in there for sure, with the fortress and the cable car, this song has clearly nothing to do with "Where eagles dare".

[@every1665]

I loved the way Burton treats Eastwood like crap, even after Eastwood saves his life. The scene when Eastwood climbs up the wall of the castle and Burton is already inside with 'Miss Hot Stuff 1943' but doesn't even bother to help him up amuses me every time. The blond SS officer was cast perfectly. Creepy and obnoxious.

[@rogersmith7396]

Broadsword calling Danny Boy. That will fool them all right.

[@every1665]

@@rogersmith7396 Perhaps they figured the Germans wouldn't think they'd be so damn obvious.

[@edwarddobson1630]

And then straight on to using each other’s names within minutes.

[@gooner9038]

@@rogersmith7396 I still occasionally call out "Broadsword calling Danny Boy" when I want to get the mizzus' attention in the next room.

[@wombatwilly1002]

That actor actually spent time with and interviewing a real German Gestapo agent to get his role down better.

[@jackburtonstwin]

Great choice. I grew up watching these films as a boy. They were, and remain, epic in nature. The Bridge at Remagen, Battle of the Bulge, Great Escape, Battle of Britain, Kelly's Heroes, Dirty Dozen, Guns of Navarone, Tobruk and Operation Crossbow to name but a few. The mid- to late-60s saw a slew of these finely crafted films.

[@walslag]

When I was in the Norwegian army way back in the seventies they used to screen this movie at least once a month, a couple of years ago I visited Werfen and the castle, had great fun walking around sprouting oneliners from the film :-)

[@CommissarTommy22]

If Kelly's Heroes didn't exist then Where Eagles Dare would be my all time favorite WW2 action film.

[@talkinggun3842]

Both are top tier

[@batcavedave2535]

At least we are lucky enough to have both! Absolutely love both films!

[@Čangrizavi_Cinik]

"The longest day" and "A bridge too far" are fighting for the best ww2 movie as well. And " Tora, Tora,Tora" if you like pacific.

[@juliandean5525]

Same director...Brian G Hutton

[@kingtulabi1005]

Hafta throw Das Boot in there eh

[@seankayll9017]

Can we mention that the great Ron Goodwin wrote the incredible theme music? The opening credits with that music and the Junkers plane flying over the winter mountain scenery set the tone for the film. Great stuff.

[@maxheadflow]

Even after watching the movie 10-15 times, it's still a classic. Music at the start sets the tone for the whole movie.

[@gooner9038]

It really is one of the great themes of all times. That snare at the beginning...still gives me chills. The whole soundtrack is brilliant.

[@kwolfdan3976]

Watched 6-7 times and still a joy everytime rewatching it..

[@acarter4173]

Ten hours long and worth every second of it.

[@liveliestawfulness]

"SIT-down Colonel"

[@scottallison2296]

Smith!

[@rockingrolling3503]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@butthz8850]

This is a classic my Dad and I have seen many times. Coupled with Kelly's Heroes, it made for a great Saturday afternoon.

[@JC-hq3ub]

Kelly's Heroes, one of the best war movies for sure.

[@northbuster290]

Damn it's the movie i enjoyed to watch with my father 🤟🤟🤟

[@JC-hq3ub]

@@northbuster290 for sure. We used to watch it with my granddad every Christmas.

[@bighands69]

I love watching it at Christmas.

[@whos-the-stiff]

Where Eagles Dare and Kelly's Heroes now come bundled together on blu ray. Coolest purchase I ever made.

[@travismiller4320]

You know a movie has to be good when The Drinker asks “why”, and he has an answer instead of “who knows” followed by the short guy puking or that lady letting one fly.

[@lezzman]

"Lady"??? 🤣

[@JustinLaFleur1990]

Yeah but he didn't do that here this movie is genuinely good.

[@travismiller4320]

@@lezzman I don’t know who she is, whatever it is I’ve never seen it, looks like some British comedy

[@martinidry6300]

The biggest co-star = the German uniforms - theatrical, no expense spared, completely authentic looking, huge amounts of insignia, medals. This was Action Man come to life. Burton's son urged his Dad to be in a huge WW2, Boys Own action film. Thank heavens he indulged him.

[@tombuilder1475]

another 1970's childhood fav!

[@BrassSkull]

This is right up there with Kelly's heroes in that when ever I cross it channel surfing no mater how far through, I will just sit and watch.

[@Vain737]

"Hey, why don't you knock it off with them negative waves!?"

[@Skiergold]

@@Vain737 "You got that, Barbara?" "It's Babra." "SHUDDUP!"

[@bighands69]

Where Eagles Dare is better than Kellys heros.

[@scottessery100]

Oh my god I love this film so much It’s amazing and that music. ... and the .... everything...

[@ctbullett300]

Absolutely love the intro music as the plane is flying in.

[@scottessery100]

@@ctbullett300 I’m actually watching it now ... and that song is a happy ear worm 🪱 in my head 😂

[@Harlequin565]

Question: Have you reached the age yet where you're saying "It wasn't like that when I was a kid"? I remember these movies and still look back fondly (Kelly's Heroes, Bridge over the River Kwai etc, etc). When I look at some of the crap they're shovelling today I wonder just how lucky I was. Imagine if the best movie you saw last year was Captain Marvel? Thanks for keeping a flame alive. Here's to you!

[@sadmachine7486]

But you're not comparing like with like. There was an awful lot of shite that came out the same year as Where Eagles Dares or any of those other fondly remembered movies. Where Eagles Dare happens to be one of the better films and that's why it's remembered (decades of TV repeats probably help too). Captain Marvel was far from being the best movie of 2019 and no one claims it is. 2019 had Parasite, Avengers: Endgame, Joker, The Gentlemen, 1917, JoJo Rabbit, Le Mans '66 (aka Ford vs Ferrari), The Lighthouse, Uncut Gems, John Wick 3 etc. It wasn't such a wasteland that Captain Marvel can ever claim that title.

[@ericb4127]

@@sadmachine7486 I agree with you, there's always been good movies and bad movies no matter what generation is. I think one of the problems is ruining a lot of films nowadays is politics, some of the crap isn't even subtle anymore almost being browbeaten for 2 hours.

[@Aiken47]

@@sadmachine7486 ah you say that BUT there’s been nothing good to compare that with, maybe 1917 but still meh.

[@jacobtaylor7506]

Kelly's Heroes was one of my favorites. Bunch of misfits finding that golden BB and caught it. That scene with the last German Commander. Telling him about the gold, priceless.

[@thedangerdave7167]

I’ve actually caught myself saying back in my day at work a lot.

[@MildlySlopedRoofsKill]

This movie is absolutely incredible. It’s basically James Bond in WW2.

[@menakles]

With the added bonus of not being just a little bit shit

[@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869]

There’s a Timeline Series on KZbin about WWI and WWII spy craft. Some of it was as simple as old ladies doing crossstitch. You’ll love it.

[@dragonmartijn]

Much more intelligent.

[@flitsertheo]

Ian Fleming was actually a spy in WW2.

[@neelsengupta662]

One of my favourite movies of all time

[@mikehardgraves7887]

My dad used to take us to the Kings Drive in for a 3fr, 20,000 Leagues under the sea, Kelly’s Hero’s and Where Eagles Dare, only dad could make it to the end. The rest of us were asleep in the back seat. Love and miss you old man.

[@lightfootsnr2739]

Richard Burton had an uncanny ability to inject his voice at will with the most chilling, rasping and almost psychotic snarl of any actor I've ever heard. It doesn't manifest itself in volume but in tone and, although Burton used it sparingly, by God it's effective when he does bring it into play. As these old masters of film-making knew intuitively - 'less is more' is so often the right way to make a lasting impact.

[@abbaszaidi8371]

I know it’s a bit shite, but I still have a soft spot for The Medusa Touch “I am the man with the power to create.... catastrophe “

[@grizzla71]

Lost count how many times I’ve seen this. Loved it as a kid when mum n dad let me stay up late to watch them.

[@Ricardo-cl3vs]

The first time I've watched it was when my parents were out on a party and came back late at night. I was just old enought hat they could leave me alone at home. I was supposed to sleep but of course I got up and watched the late program. I can still remember the excitement when I saw the men leaping from the plane and the epic music when the movie began and that excitement only got better as the movie continued. Now, decades later, I can still recall that feeling during that opening shot. Btw: Another movie I've discovered on a similar evening was "Day of the Jackal" with Edward Fox. It was remade with Bruce Willis but they couldn't capture that special feeling of the original imo.

[@bdkj3e]

One of my favorite movies ever made, used to watch it with my dad when I was a kid.

[@trevorcoyle517]

Same here, this and Kelly’s Heroes were some of our favorites

[@pwareham61]

Also my favourite war film. It was the highest grossing film of 1968.

[@peterknudsen3490]

It's the last VHS tape I'm never getting rid of. Awesome movie. I wish they made them like this again. And yes, strong female protagonists you care about and find believeable. Haven't seen that in years..

[@rickyj5547]

Please get the 📀

[@iangriffiths5725]

Is there ANY other movie where someone gets away with calling Clint Eastwood "A punk, and a cheap punk at that" and actually lives? Is there ANY actor other than Richard Burton who could have carried it off? Tidy!

[@jonbaxter2254]

Burton's drinking puts the drinker to shame.

[@iangriffiths5725]

@@jonbaxter2254 There's a book called "Hellraisers" by Robert Sellers, containing some of the best bad-boy drinking stories of Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, Richard Harris and Oliver Reed . Seriously recommended.

[@gennelrizen178]

“Second rate” is the correct line, But yes, it’s awesome!

[@iangriffiths5725]

@@gennelrizen178 "First thing that came into my head, Sorry about that" "Thanks, that actually makes it worse" ;)

[@mooseyman74]

That's in his own idiom

[@AszrayelLawgiver]

I first saw this film in 83 at school as a treat before exams. Half way through the film broke, so engrossed were we in the plot that the teachers overnight spliced the film back together and allowed us to watch the second half the following afternoon. This film has a magical place in my mind and one of my fav movies of all time.

[@rockingrolling3503]

It’s absolutely magnificent! I love the subtle running gag of Clint saying “Hello” before dispatching any soldier in his way. And of course “I thought you loved me.” “I can’t help what you think.” Gold! ❄️✨🦅✨❄️

[@jerryt87]

Lol! Yep. No Soy boy shit here.

[@chrislaverick]

One of my all time favourite films

[@tjjudd101]

This movie now has a permanent place on my shelf, in between The Dirty Dozen and The Great Escape. Thanks, Drinker, for bringing this gem to my attention.

[@henriklarssen1331]

I would love to see more older Movies on here. Title like "The Bridge" from 1959 or "A Bridge too far" are two of my favorite older War Movies. I nevr saw Where Eagles Dare but iam 100% sure what iam watching later on when iam done cooking, thanks Drinker!

[@popersson]

You're in for a treat mate, it's an amazing movie!

[@mooseyman74]

Guns of Navarone and Wild Geese are worth a watch

[@batcavedave2535]

Lucky you..wish I could go back and watch this movie for the first time!

[@bighands69]

Amazing old films to consider are Vertigo, Ben Hur, Rope which is made in 1949 but looks amazing, Searchers, Quo Vadis, Shane, The Glenn Miller Story, Rear Window, Strategic Air Command, Winchester '73, North By Northwest, Spartacus, El Cid, The Longest Day, Lawrence of Arabia, How the West Was Won, The Great Escape. That is only a fraction of what I can remember. Consider this some of those movies were shot on 70mm film which mean they would have 18k resolution when release in cinemas in the 1950s and 60s.

[@maxkennedy8075]

For old war films you really can’t beat a bridge too far. They made it with full practical effects and could use the correct planes and such because they were still about in large numbers

[@jarink1]

Well, except for those Harvards they used as Typhoons (though them actually dropping bombs was a great touch)

[@maxkennedy8075]

@@jarink1 And the Leopard being a German panzer😂. My fav scene will always be that fully kitted out paratrooper assault where you’ve got dozens of transports dropping hundreds of paras off. I think many were dummies but they sent cameramen down on some of them. Bloody impressive commitment and it really pays off

[@magistergreen]

This "Extra Shots" series is fantastic for highlighting films that one might otherwise pass by. Looking forward to settling in to watch this classic soon. Cheers to The Drinker.

[@roybixby6135]

I would love to see a new film as good as Where Eagles Dare...

[@abbaszaidi8371]

Where Charlize Theron has to invade a hotel in Baghdad? Throw in Brie Larson to kick some toxic masculine arse? Produced by Kathleen Kennedy?

[@roybixby6135]

@@abbaszaidi8371 A movie not a comedy please...

[@frankbaine3918]

Saw this when I was 10 with my dad when it came out. For decades after we'd throw Schloss Adler movie quotes at each other. I've watched this at least 30 times. Agree with the Drinker. Excellent flick. "A hole is a hole is a hole." How would *that* play out now dya think?

[@tombaxter6228]

It's not Christmas in my house, until Richard Burton administers an epic shoeing to a Nazi spy, on top of a moving cable car...

[@residentelect]

Growing up as a kid in the 80s, it wasn't a weekend in our house without my old man popping Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of War of the Worlds on the turntable, and listening to Richard Burton describe humanity getting an epic shoeing from invading Martians...

[@fryguy2009]

I’m with you there. It was always this one and Kelley’s Heroes for a leavening of action-humour.

[@scrocrates6380]

Something about all that snow and explosions gets me in the Christmas spirit.

[@tombaxter6228]

@@fryguy2009 Definitely! I remember watching 'Fury' and actually thinking, "This guy's not bad, but he's no Oddball!"

[@tombaxter6228]

@@residentelect It was all fun and games, until our new Martian overlords developed a sniffle...

[@igegan1]

Possibly my fav film. It's a Christmas film for me and my teenage boys. Even built an airfix of the Junkers, painted up like the one in the film. :-)

[@johndawhale3197]

The acting in this movie is absolutely phenomenal...especially by the two guys who played the Gestapo Major and Colonel Kramer.

[@helsinkianskies]

Bought the bluray based on this recommendation. Watched it today. Totally worth the time and money invested. Thanks, Drinker!

[@bighands69]

It is one of those movies you could watch many times. I do not know how many times I have seen it.

[@lovelessissimo]

This was the first Clint Eastwood movie I ever saw. I loved it so much, I excitedly asked my dad if the actor (Clint) made any other movies. Imagine the glee on my father's face as he opens up our VHS collection to the Spaghetti Westerns. That was a great weekend.

[@PeakDennisReynolds]

Clint Eastwood in the dollars trilogy is the most badass protagonist of all time imo. The 3 movies aren't connected and he's playing someone with a different name in each one but his character is pretty much the same guy in all 3 of them. I know he did more westerns after it but such a shame he and Leone never teamed up to do another western with him in that iconic outfit.

[@lovelessissimo]

@@PeakDennisReynolds something badass about slinging a gun in a serape.

[@vordman]

My three favourite Eastwoods are, in no particular order: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly/Where Eagles Dare/Dirty Harry. I have seen all three dozens of times each and I NEVER get bored with them. They sure knew how to do an action movie back then.

[@jonathanshaw1982]

It has become an annual ritual for me to watch this movie in that weird period between xmas and New Years. Love it!

[@mmpetrovich]

Solid film - can't go wrong with this one.

[@mitchellmelkin4078]

Patrick Wymark definitely deserves mention, as well. An excellent actor who appeared in a wide variety of films and TV roles, all to positive acclaim. Tragically lost to the world in but his mid-40's, just a few years after this film's release.

[@TheEvertw]

The golden days. When movie makers cared about the art not the message.

[@emilymcplugger]

Good films can do both, example Parasite.

[@_dude..]

I remember being on holiday in France and we had where eagles dare on (in French). We were watching the cable car scene and my 3 year old son turns to me and says 'Dad, I LOVE THIS' So proud 😊

[@michpemberton2487]

The humble, hapless Wehrmacht soldier was proof of concept for the later, better known, Empire Stormtrooper.

[@dragonmartijn]

Soy men.

[@cyruskarloff7219]

Disagree. I think the Germans were doing in right. But few crying out load the Heroes where ready for everything. It was amaxing! :-D

[@EddieFunkowitz]

@@cyruskarloff7219 ????????????

[@cyruskarloff7219]

@@EddieFunkowitz Not Amaxing to you?

[@snoweagle2514]

Don't forget the magical bag they carried around that never ran out of explosives!

[@seano4784]

Funniest comment so far!!! So true. Don’t forget the trip wire length was also magical

[@BurkeanMama]

Oh they had some plot armor. But somehow it worked.

[@bowl1820]

This was written back when they cared about writing a good story, Not checking off boxes on the woke PC list. Plus they had stuntmen not a bunch of over the top CGI.

[@bighands69]

Not just that the actors of that era were more believable in their roles because you could tell they had far more life experiences from the character they had. Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood were the real deal and both served in the military before they started their acting careers.

[@shack8110]

Movies today have a person whose job it is to count the number of actors of each race.

[@lukewright9031]

I don't think POC were around in WW2 era Switzerland. Especially when nearly everyone is walking around wearing a Nazi uniform. Quit your woke whining because it doesn't apply here.

[@shack8110]

Most people were raised to treat all people with respect and dignity.

[@rudyando]

Today I have zero interest in any modern films. They all pretty much suck and the ones that don’t require a lot of work and patience to find.

[@OdedErell]

One of the best movies of all times! Everything is at full volume in this movie. In an epic way.

[@jessicasretrolunacy]

Love this! Where Eagles Dare is criminally overlooked and underrated today. Also I think we're all waiting for a Dirty Harry video one of these days, Drinker. :)

[@everythingisathing364]

This and Kelly's Heroes are filmy greatness.

[@JB-yb4wn]

Oh come on! Kelly's heroes was greater than great! Who could forget Odd Ball?

[@JB-yb4wn]

@JZ's Best Friend Don't hit me with those negative waves so early in the morning. 😁

[@mark4d148]

Brilliant film. Made my son watch this and Kelly's Heroes, two great films with the coolest man on the planet, Clint 'Awesome' Eastwood.

[@PeakDennisReynolds]

If your son hasn't watched the dollars trilogy yet get him on to it. Eastwood in those 3 movies is the peak of cool. No movie star has ever been cooler than him in those 3 films imo.

[@onehopeofthedoomed]

Where Eagles Dare, Kelly's Heros, The Sand Pebbles, Von Ryan's Express and The Guns of Navarone, a time when war movies were about the action, story and cast and not overblown effects or politics. I miss movies like those

[@wastedanguish9927]

I just got done watching The Great Escape for the hundred time and every time its over l think “Damn, that was a great movie.”

[@onehopeofthedoomed]

@@wastedanguish9927 It really is a great movie

[@wastedanguish9927]

@@stuartbrown4615 Yep. Shout at the Devil is another good one. Roger Moore l think.

[@Hiraghm]

Oh, Von Ryan's Express... a secret favorite of mine. I can still whistle the main theme from memory. So much tragedy in that film, when you think about it.

[@bananonymouslastname5693]

This is one of my favorite movies ever. My dad introduced me to it in the '80s, and it's never gotten old.

[@JimWattsHereNow]

Introduced our kids to this movie many years, they loved it then, and will still talk about it now. An excellent movie.

[@Frustino]

My favourite war film - ever. Clint's German accent is so realistic.

[@bonnieramthun8674]

Oh, I loved Where Eagles Dare so much. I've read all of Alastair MacLean's novels. One of our family favorites was "Ice Station Zebra," which was turned into the most god-awful movie starring Rock Hudson. I wept tears of rage when I saw what they did to that excellent book. Thanks for a great episode of Extra Shots, Mr. Critical Drinker.

[@rogersmith7396]

Patrick McGoohan was chewing up the scenery. Earnest Borgnine a wierd choice as a commie. Jim Brown?

[@Gliese380]

where eagles dare, guns of navarone, dirty dozen, etc. all epic beyond their age

[@joshuaprets2044]

This movie is criminally underrated. And it has a great soundtrack.

[@SimoExMachina2]

Guns of Navarone, Dirty Dozen, etc. The good ol days of no-nonsense war cinema.

[@theironlukeve5544]

And oh yeah Iron Maiden wrote a kick ass song about this movie!

[@johnbaker4246]

Or the book. Or both.

[@chrishenry8102]

Misfits also

[@chrishenry8102]

Well it was called it dunno if it was about it

[@theironlukeve5544]

@@chrishenry8102 Nice I was unaware of the Misfits song! Great Iron Maiden tune too, its a killer album opener

[@harrypsaunders]

It certainly was ahead of its time. A movie set in 1943 featuring a Bell 47 helicopter!

[@Hiraghm]

German technology was very advanced in 1943...

[@trackdusty]

Hhahahahahahaha!

[@dougrobinson8602]

And a truck barrels through a line of AT-6's in fake Luftwaffe camo. I can count on one hand the number of movies that actually get aviation right, and most of them were written by pilots.

[@TheRadivoje]

Return to the castle of Wolfenstain is much under influence of this film

[@MykeLewisMusic]

This movie always makes me crave Castle Wolfenstein (but the old original 6-episode one and Spear of Destiny)

[@shaider1982]

Also, a mission in the old game, Commando, was obiviously based from thi movie

[@leonardcummins4492]

Where Eagles Dare gets the Best War movie ever award from this end! Well done, Mr Critical! 👍👍👍🙌🙌🙌

[@frankus54]

And not to mention one of the best written music scores. Right from the slow burn snare drum slow rolls at the start, riveting!

[@HerrEllsworth]

One of my all-time favorite war flicks. Alistair MacLean always kept his stories packed with plenty of twists and action.

[@professionalamatuer8064]

Fun fact: Scottish writer Alistair MacLean wrote the screenplay and novelization of this story simultaneously. Agent Smith was written specifically for Burton to play. Love this movie and the book too!

[@willieearles3151]

I like Alistair MacLean but I’ve never tried out this movie or book. I clearly need to.

[@professionalamatuer8064]

Willie Earles I highly recommend them. A true master of action and suspense, MacLean is best known for Guns of Navarone and Ice Station Zebra, but this one was my favorite.

[@newfate26]

@@professionalamatuer8064 Personal favorite is easily Golden Gate though. I absolutely love the final paragraph.

[@mjollnir2525]

@@professionalamatuer8064 Two more movies for the Drinker to Review [Guns of Navarone and Ice Station Zebra]

[@professionalamatuer8064]

Eric Preston ...and the lesser known Breakheart Pass.

[@rollinthundra1773]

no overblown cgi, no homosexual characters, no multiracial miscasting and no fear of being criticised or lambasted by social media politics. A real movie that was done back in the days were clever story writing, competent screenplay were done with such creative flair and clear eloquent dialogue

[@JohnGardnerAlhadis]

Cancel culture = Culture cancer

[@davekennedy6315]

These are pathetic times indeed! We have 'cancel culture', with peoples lives being destroyed over things they said in jest 20 years ago and SJWs insisting on only one way of thinking and that everyone is exactly the same.The SJWs are the new Nazis and their way of thinking will destroy entire cultures. We are all different with different beliefs and ways of thinking, to deny that is ridiculous.

[@craftpaint1644]

A black SS General you mean ? 😉

[@davekennedy6315]

@@craftpaint1644 a trans, black SS general haha! Thats the thing that pisses me off the most is having ridiculous SJW focussed/'inclusive' actor choices that make zero sense in historical or autobiographical films (video games are horrendously guilty too)

[@rollinthundra1773]

@@davekennedy6315 that is the kind of nauseous trend American multimedia pop culture has become, be it in movies, cartoons, video games, comics etc.

[@griff9899]

First saw this when i was about 11 or 12 when staying at my grannys during summer for about 2 weeks in early 80s. Couldnt believe what i was watching. First adult movie i really enjoyed and understood. A few days later the good the bad and the ugly was on, totally blown away! These 2 films are still go to films 40 years later.

[@michaelreilly7106]

My dad was a Lt.Col I the Marine Corp so I remember watching all of these movies with him when I was a kid. Glad to see the Drinker reintroducing these classics to a new generation.

[@lyndishighwind6172]

I always click super fast when I see a Drinker upload!! You're one of my favorite KZbinrs.

[@ianhartley395]

I literally just finished rewatching your Gran Torino review and was about to start my day. Then this pops up..... the day can wait hahaha!

[@mala6238]

Great taste my guy!

[@BurkeanMama]

Okay it's a cliche but I have to say it, the Drinker made our day.

[@colinritchie1757]

Since we're talking about Alistair McLean properties, how about "The Guns of Navarone" next for a another look , ok it' s old, but like this one it still holds up even to-day

[@martincarr1284]

Top film mate along with the Eagle has landed and heroes of telemark

[@colinritchie1757]

@@martincarr1284 You're right Telemark ties in rather well with Eagles, the snow and scenery with the bonus that most of it it true -

[@heartbeatcity23]

My classic war film triple bill Where eagles dare The guns of navarone The eagle has landed

[@allanhill4359]

Yes abosolutely! (But maybe pass on Force 10 from Navarone)

[@jfb.8746]

I just mentioned that as well! Minds alike

[@sas2300]

I agree this film is a classic.

[@Mr_Movie_Fan]

Just watched it last night with my sister and her husband. I loved it!!!