The mission: to rescue an important US general from the hands of German High Command.
The obstacle: the most inaccessible fortress in the world.
The stakes: the very outcome of WWII.A favourite film of contemporary cult movie director Quentin Tarantino, this terrific suspense movie contains a marvellous series of ingenious plot twists and multiple climaxes, superbly wrought by screenwriter Alistair MacLean, with a super cast headed by Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood. This is grand-scale high-budget entertainment directed by Brian G. Hutton, with tremendously spectacular action sequences.
