I liked the pairs in the film (Smith & Schaffer and, ahem, Heidi's, respectively). Also, the extended scene smack in the middle was good, with Burton trying to one-up his opponents with a deceptive yarn. The film is comparable to an old rollercoaster: Neither the look nor the action quite measure up to today's standards but it's a damn good time while you're on the ride. After the aforementioned loop halfway through, it's downhill the rest of way (a good thing, of course, keeping the analogy).

A plot whose sheer convoluted complexity astounds anyone who tries to understand it. But it's Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton shooting Nazis and boy do they shoot a lot of them.

Classic!

There are some excellent action sequences and some very tense moments here, but I can't help but to feel they got overambitious with a desire to be unpredictable. The Nazi dinner raid scene is simply ridiculous, and it's interesting to see a film this old, and with actors this good, that's silly in the same way modern action movies are.

The perfect movie to watch while sick in bed: not very intellectually challenging but just intriguing and well-crafted and well-acted enough to keep you awake and entertained.

The action is good for it's time but the plot is pretty far fetched and confusing. Eastwood and Burton are ok, but nothing special.

Well, plausible is definitely not what they were aiming at here. A good first half, but then it just gets sillier and sillier. More fireballs than the A Team (which at least was meant as a joke), and Clint's machine gun ends up taking out most of Germany. Everyone must be using some kind of smart bullets btw, which only work on Germans. Good-looking flick, though the editing is a bit goofy in spots. Dick is good, and Clint is Clint. A half-hour too long (but I'll say that about any 2:30 movie).

Good fun war-heist crossover.

Felt a little weird how the german parts were cast. For a movie this serious/untrashy. Also, the fact, that both Germans and British, or whoever they pose to be, all speak English some with a cartoonish accent, some not, can get pretty confusing at times. Great and clever movie, though. Especially loved how the movie starts right where the (very cleverly thoughout and, concerning this movie, one and only) mission starts and ends right where the mission ends.

83.875

Alistair MacLean wrote an original screenplay that was treated with respect for the writer's unusual abilities as a master of actionful suspense. The resulting film is highly entertaining, thrilling and rarely lets down for a moment.

Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton take down whole divisions of the Wehrmacht without even sweating. Oh yeah.

The plot doesn't make a lick of sense but when you have Clint Eastwood mowing down scores of Nazis and Burton apparently suffering from a middling hangover throughout it's hard to hate. A whole buttload of explosions and a getaway in a big red bus secures a even more favorable rating.

Richard Burton was amazing, perfect really. Clint was Clint, and the others were not interesting and emotionless The film itself wasn't that exciting nor interesting in first 75 minutes, then it finally got better and more interesting - but still lacking. The mission to 'raid' Schloss Adler fortress seemed mission impossible, but was presented like it was a walk in the park. The film could've been so much better, it's still decent/good though - just don't expect a masterpiece.

Very Good

A very enjoyable WWII adventure film with many iconic moments. Burton and Eastwood are great and the special effects are notably great for the time the film was made.

Good illustration of Military Principle #1: An officer's first and most dangerous weapon is his mind

A good 30 minutes or more longer than it really needs to be. Other than that, pretty good.

Quality classic war film.

Great ww-2 covert-operation movie. If u'r fan of ww2-action stories, watch this one. Grab a couple of beers and some snacks and enjoy the ride.

More of an adventure film than a war movie. It's a little long, but it's pretty tense throughout. Quite a lot of fun.