A Brief History of World War II Movies

Where Eagles Dare, 1969
Where Eagles Dare reportedly has the highest body count of any Clint Eastwood movie, and that's saying something. The fanciful plot's stakes couldn't be higher: after a British aircraft is shot down over occupied territory, Nazis capture its only survivor — an American general with intimate knowledge of the D-Day invasion. The fun begins with the ensuing rescue mission, led by Eastwood and Richard Burton — complete with double-crosses, double agents and an infamous cable car fight.

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