Where Eagles Dare - Richard Burton Clint Eastwood - Alistair MacLean' Hollywood Classic War WW2 Movie Vintage Poster

Where Eagles Dare - Richard Burton Clint Eastwood - Alistair MacLean' Hollywood Classic War WW2 Movie Vintage Poster. Where Eagles Dare is a 1968 British Metrocolor World War II action film directed by Brian G. Hutton and starring Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, and Mary Ure. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, filmed in Panavision, and shot on location in Austria and Bavaria. Alistair MacLean wrote the screenplay, his first, at the same time that he wrote the novel of the same name. Both became commercial successes. The film involved some of the top filmmakers of the day and is now considered a classic.The film is noted for the phrase "Broadsword calling Danny Boy", spoken by Richard Burton several times throughout. The phrase is frequently used by Richard Burton impressionists. Turner aims a gun at Smith, who reveals that Rolland had the gun's firing pin removed. Smith permits Turner to jump out of the airplane to his death rather than face trial for treason, and subsequent hanging.