Where Eagles Dare Page #6

Synopsis: During WW2 a British aircraft is shot down and crashes in Nazi held territory. The Germans capture the only survivor, an American General, and take him to the nearest SS headquarters. Unknown to the Germans the General has full knowledge of the D-Day operation. The British decide that the General must not be allowed to divulge any details of the Normandy landing at all cost and order Major John Smith to lead a crack commando team to rescue him. Amongst the team is an American Ranger, Lieutenant Schaffer, who is puzzled by his inclusion in an all British operation. When one of the team dies after the parachute drop, Schaffer suspects that Smith's mission has a much more secret objective.
Genre: Action, Adventure, War
Director(s): Brian G. Hutton
Production: MGM Home Entertainment
  1 win & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
PG
Year:
1968
158 min
3,407 Views


Bring them here.

SCHAFFER:

Smith.

[KRAMER GRUNTS]

All ofyou, get up! Stand over there.

Put your hands up.

Put your hands up!

Jones, see ifyou can find

something to tie them up with.

Mary, bring that bag over here.

-What do we do with these three?

-We take them with us.

You were late.

-One day I won't come at all.

-Keep your eye on those three.

Lieutenant, in the next 15 minutes...

...we have to create enough confusion

to get out of here aIive.

Major, right now you got me

about as confused as l ever hope to be.

The armory's here.

Ifwe bIow it up, the castle will think...

...it's being attacked by a division.

On the other side ofthe castIe over here

is the radio room.

I'll take the others and meet you there.

You take the map.

Mary, we're going.

Let me make myself

perfectly understood.

If any ofyou utters a word, I'lI kill you all.

You understand?

-Jones, get the major's gun. Now move.

-Yes, sir.

Move!

Go!

This way.

Jones.

[MAN 1 SPEAKING IN GERMAN]

SMITH:
Wait. Go back. Jones, go on.

Mary, get in. Get in there.

[MAN 2 LAUGHING AND SPEAKING

IN GERMAN]

At ease.

Hello.

[MAN GRUNTS]

[GUNSHOTS AND GUARD GRUNTS]

[CLASSlCAL MUSlC PLAYING

OVER SPEAKERS]

[POLKA MUSlC PLAYING]

[WHISPERING]

Get them in.

[CLASSlCAL MUSlC PLAYING ON RADlO]

[STATIC BUZZING ON RADlO]

[POLKA MUSlC PLAYING]

[FLOOR CREAKS]

[ALARM RINGING]

[SIRENS WAILlNG]

[IN NORMAL TONE]

All right, inside, quickly.

You may need this.

Broadsword calling Danny Boy.

Broadsword calling Danny Boy.

-We got company.

-Broadsword calling Danny Boy.

Broadsword calling Danny Boy.

Broadsword calling Danny Boy.

[EXPLOSIONS lN DISTANCE]

[RAPlD GUNFIRE]

[RUMBLING AND EXPLOSIONS

IN DlSTANCE]

Get the rest ofthe men out of here

and report to the Kommandant.

[RAPlD GUNFIRE]

ROLLAND [OVER RADIO]:

Danny Boy calling Broadsword. Over.

Everything ready.

We need transport. Understood?

-Over.

-Understood.

Do you have it? Over.

We have it. We have it all. Over.

All sins forgiven.

[RAPlD GUNFIRE]

Damn it.

[RAPlD GUNFIRE]

[RAPlD GUNFIRE]

Get Thomas out ofthere. Quickly.

[EXPLOSION]

Now!

Get out. Climb out.

Get on with it!

Grenades.

CorporaI!

[RAPlD GUNFIRE]

[GRUNTING]

[EXPLOSION]

Outside! Out! Out!

[EXPLOSION]

SMITH:

All right.

Lieutenant, get the rope.

[FOOTSTEPS AND

MAN SPEAKlNG IN GERMAN]

[WHISPERING]

Back. Get back.

[IN NORMAL TONE]

All right, to the right.

[MAN SPEAKS lN GERMAN]

Quick. Move it.

[RAPlD GUNFIRE]

Damn! Blast it!

Get moving.

All right. Get those men untied.

Better put those coats on ifyou don't

want to freeze to death. Quickly, now.

Christiansen.

Jones, get them out. Mary.

Watch them. Right.

[EXPLOSIONS lN DISTANCE]

-The doors to the corridor are locked.

-See what winch controls they have.

-There's a stop and start button.

-See ifyou can make the motor work.

SCHAFFER:
Not bad, huh?

-Yes, good.

Now bring it down here and we'lI get

on top, and you can take us back inside.

-Mary, bring them out here!

-Go on.

Get ahold ofthe rope and cIimb down.

Climb down!

[GROANING]

Look out!

[GRUNTING]

Schaffer?

Schaffer? Schaffer?

We've got him, Smith! Now, listen, Smith.

I'll make a deaI with you.

You Iet us go down in the car

and we won't kill Schaffer.

Smith!

You bring him out

so l can see he's still alive.

I'm bringing him out now.

[WHISPERING]

Get in the car.

[THUDS]

[IN NORMAL TONE]

Give me that.

[THUD]

[GUN CLlCKING]

Damn it!

Up there. Get him!

[GRUNTING]

[GROANING]

[SCREAMS]

Help me. No.

No. No!

[CHRISTIANSEN WHIMPERING]

[CHRISTIANSEN SPEAKlNG IN GERMAN]

Help me.

[SCREAMlNG]

Please.

No!

No!

[BANGlNG ON DOOR IN DlSTANCE]

MARY:

Lieutenant.

-Where's the major?

-He's on the cable car.

[BANGlNG ON DOOR CONTlNUES]

[SPEAKING IN GERMAN]

[OFFlCER SPEAKlNG lN GERMAN]

[BANGlNG ON DOOR]

SMITH:

Jones, the bag.

Let's go.

[SPEAKING IN GERMAN]

Set the bombs to go off

in three and a half minutes.

-Almost ready?

-Almost.

Jones. Mary.

All set.

Go.

[SPEAKING IN GERMAN]

[SPEAKING IN GERMAN]

-Twenty-five minutes. Can we make it?

-We can make it.

-Point is, will they?

-God knows.

Everybody on the floor.

[GRUNTING]

[RAPlD GUNFIRE]

[ALARM WAILING]

Emergency. Get me

the Oberhausen AirfieId immediately.

-We've got company.

-Yeah, I saw them in the mirror.

How long before we reach the poles?

Just around the next turn.

Oberhausen AirfieId?

Give me the Kommandant's office.

[PHONE CLICKlNG]

[SPEAKING IN GERMAN]

Get ready.

[SPEAKS IN GERMAN]

[MOTORCYCLE APPROACHING]

Set the rest ofthem and get out of here.

[RAPlD GUNFIRE]

PILOT:
Oberhausen control tower.

Oberhausen control tower.

MAN:

Oberhausen control. Over.

PILOT:
I'm in serious trouble.

Request urgent permission to land. Over.

Identify. Over.

ULRlCH [OVER RADIO]:

Leutnant Ulrich.

Third Jaeger Junker squadron

on night navigational exercise.

One engine out. Losing altitude. Over.

You are cleared

for immediate landing. Over.

PILOT:

Coming in. Over.

[AIRCRAFT APPROACHlNG]

[RAPlD GUNFIRE]

[ALARM WAILING]

Fighter Wing 126,

Oberhausen AirfieId calling. Over.

Fighter Wing 126, Ober--

Get the control tower.

Come in-- Aah!

SMITH:

Get down.

[RAPlD GUNFIRE]

-Berkeley wrote these names?

-Yes, sir.

Ted Berkeley. I can't believe it.

And Thomas. And Christiansen.

All three ofthem?

-My God, it's incredible.

-Yes, quite.

But not as incredible as the one name

that's missing from that list, colonel.

What name is that, major?

I have it in this notebook

here in my pocket.

Earlier tonight, I showed it

to Colonel Kramer.

He agreed with me that this was

the top German agent in Britain.

It's your name, colonel.

Don't look so shocked.

Surely, you suspected it.

Otherwise, why were you here

to meet us?

In case you were found out?

Go on.

You see, you underestimated

AdmiraI RolIand.

He'd suspected you and the others

for some time.

He brought me and Mary back from ltaly

because we were the onIy two...

...in his department that he could trust,

yourself included.

He asked you to choose a leader

for this expedition.

You chose me because you knew

from German intelligence...

...that l was a double agent.

AdmiraI RolIand knew I was not.

But for you, I was the perfect choice.

-Now you're guessing, Smith.

-No guesswork, colonel.

Your pointing that gun at me

is sufficient evidence.

You are pointing it at me, aren't you?

Go on.

Mary was brought on the mission without

your knowledge because I needed her...

...to get me into the castle.

The lieutenant, being an American...

...had no possible connection with MI6...

...and was the only member ofthe group

I could trust.

I wasn't even sure of

Harrod and MacPherson...

...untiI they were killed by the others.

Fascinating. Very fascinating.

Perhaps even true.

-Assuming for a moment--

-You're finished, colonel.

-You're overlooking something, aren't you?

-Not at all.

AdmiraI RolIand took you

to the plane himseIf, didn't he?

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Alistair MacLean

Alistair Stuart MacLean (Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacGill-Eain; 21 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a Scottish novelist who wrote popular thrillers and adventure stories. His works include The Guns of Navarone, Ice Station Zebra and Where Eagles Dare – all three were made into popular films. He also wrote two novels under the pseudonym Ian Stuart. more…

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