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During World War II, Allied agents
are handpicked and sent to rescue an important American
general held in the Schloss Adler, an impregnable German
fortress high in the Bavarian Alps.
Richard Burton stars as Major John
Smith, a British agent during WWII who is in charge a
group of six Allied soldiers given the task of rescuing an
American general--who is reportedly in possession of the
plans for D-Day--from a seemingly impregnable German
fortress located high in the Bavarian Alps. Assisting
Smith is the sole American in the operative, Lieutenant
Morris Schaffer (Clint Eastwood), a fierce soldier skilled
with an array of deadly weapons.
As the men penetrate the fortress,
facing an endless supply of German soldiers, it becomes
apparent that some members of the small Allied team may
not be who them seem to be. Full of thrilling action set
pieces, the screenplay was written by Alistair MacLean,
adapted from his own best selling novel.
Film was originally rated M by the
MPAA, but was re-rated PG when the M rating was
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