Where Eagles Dare - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Where Eagles Dare"
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Timing:
2:35 (155 min)
7.512/10
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7.123/10
2319
2319
7.6/10
68000
68000
Film crew
Director
Producer
Elliott Kastner
Producer
Executive Producer
Jerry Gershwin
Executive Producer
Editor
John Jympson
Editor
Art Direction
Peter Mullins
Art Direction
Costume Design
Arthur Newman
Costume Design
Stunts
Steve Emerson
Stunts
Tex Fuller
Stunts
Paul Stader
Stunts
Billy Cornelius
Stunts
Alf Joint
Stunts
Eddie Powell
Stunts
Tim Condren
Stunts
Terence Plummer
Stunts
Max Faulkner
Stunts
Frank Henson
Stunts
Rick Lester
Stunts
Jim Dowdall
Stunts
Romo Gorrara
Stunts
Joe Powell
Stunts
Richard Graydon
Stunts
Del Baker
Stunts
Terry Yorke
Stunts
George Lane Cooper
Stunts
Jimmy Lodge
Stunts
Peter Brace
Stunts
Jack Cooper
Stunts
Les White
Stunts
Jack Silk
Stunts
Bill Sawyer
Stunts
David Watson
Stunts
Roy Everson
Stunts
Dave Newman
Stunts
Jimmy Thong
Stunts
Dave Wilding
Stunts
Stunt Coordinator
Paul Stader
Stunt Coordinator
Second Unit Director
Makeup Artist
Tony Sforzini
Makeup Artist
Original Music Composer
Ron Goodwin
Original Music Composer
Production Supervisor
Ted Lloyd
Production Supervisor
Associate Producer
Denis Holt
Associate Producer
Orchestrator
Ron Goodwin
Orchestrator
Brian Couzens
Orchestrator
Set Dresser
Arthur Taksen
Set Dresser
Second Assistant Director
Patrick Clayton
Second Assistant Director
Stunt Double
Alf Joint
Stunt Double
Eddie Powell
Stunt Double
Gillian Aldam
Stunt Double
Bill Sawyer
Stunt Double
Tom L. Dittman
Stunt Double
Director of Photography
Arthur Ibbetson
Director of Photography
Musician
Arthur L. Frantz
Musician
Camera Operator
Paul Wilson
Camera Operator
H.A.R. Thomson
Camera Operator
Kelvin Pike
Camera Operator
Ginger Gemmel
Camera Operator
Electrician
Bob Bremner
Electrician
Edward Michael Perry
Electrician
Still Photographer
John Jay
Still Photographer
Screenplay
Novel
Foley Artist
Richard Best Jr.
Foley Artist
Assistant Editor
Alan Strachan
Assistant Editor
Props
Peter Hancock
Props
Grip
Denis Fraser
Grip
David Cadwallader
Grip
Assistant Property Master
Mickey Lennon
Assistant Property Master
Second Second Assistant Director
Special Effects
Richard Parker
Special Effects
Fred Hellenburgh
Special Effects
Story
Gaffer
Bob Bremner
Gaffer
Assistant Director
Anthony Waye
Assistant Director
Colin M. Brewer
Assistant Director
Focus Puller
Allan Jones
Focus Puller
Conductor
Ron Goodwin
Conductor
Sound
Michael Hickey
Sound
Production Secretary
Norma Garment
Production Secretary
Visual Effects
Tom Howard
Visual Effects
ADR & Dubbing
J.B. Smith
ADR & Dubbing
Sound Recordist
John Bramall
Sound Recordist
Wardrobe Supervisor
Elsa Fennell
Wardrobe Supervisor
Unit Manager
Tom Sachs
Unit Manager
Sound Editor
Jonathan Bates
Sound Editor
Clapper Loader
David Wynn-Jones
Clapper Loader
Graeme Scaife
Clapper Loader
Aerial Camera
Douglas Adamsson
Aerial Camera
Assistant Foley Artist
Peter Dobson
Assistant Foley Artist
Continuity
Penny Daniels
Continuity
Dialogue Coach
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is set in 1944, six months before the opening of the Second Front. However, a German general arrives at the castle by helicopter. Yet, Germany's first and only helicopter unit (the 40th Transport Squadron) was formed in early 1945.
- The primary filming location for the film was Hohenwerfen Castle, located not in Bavaria, but in Austria, near the town of Werfen, 40 km from Salzburg, at an altitude of 155 m above the Salzach River valley.
- In scenes where the characters of Richard Burton (1925-1984) and Clint Eastwood climb the fortress’s sheer walls, Burton moves with practically no effort, while Eastwood struggles with the ascent, which is noticeable to the viewer. The fact is that Burton (who smoked like a locomotive, abused strong alcoholic beverages, and was generally out of shape) was lifted by a crane, which was removed from the frame during editing, while Eastwood, who took care of his own health, actually climbed the wall himself. And Burton had already been diagnosed with bursitis, likely complicated by improper treatment, arthritis, and dermatitis.
- The role of Lieutenant Sheffer, played by Clint Eastwood, was initially offered to Lee Marvin (1924-2022), but he declined, telling the producers that he should have been approached with such an offer four years earlier. Marvin had already starred in Robert Aldrich’s (1918-1983) war action film 'The Dirty Dozen' (1967), from which he had the most unpleasant memories. This role brought him success, but he vowed never to film in similar movies again.
- It was morally difficult for Ingrid Pitt (1937-2010), who played Heidi, a Holocaust survivor, to film, because many members of the acting ensemble around her wore the uniforms of Wehrmacht soldiers.
- Filming in Austria had to be interrupted due to weather conditions. The filming took place in winter and early spring of 1968, so the film crew and actors had to contend with both blizzards and sub-zero temperatures, as well as the risk of avalanches. In addition, filming was delayed for several days because Richard Burton, never missing an opportunity to have a drink, once disappeared with close friends Peter O’Toole (1932-2013) and Richard Harris (1930-2002).
- The film largely came about thanks to Richard Burton's stepson, who always wanted to see his stepfather in some kind of adventure film. Burton turned to producer Elliott Kastner (1930-2010) with this request, who in turn turned to screenwriter Alistair MacLean (1922-1987). At that time, films had either already been made based on all of MacLean's novels, or films were being made, and Kastner persuaded MacLean to write something new. He provided Kastner with a script for the future film within just 6 weeks.
- Darren Nesbitt insisted on portraying his character as accurately as possible (he played von Hapen), so he demanded that a former Gestapo officer be invited directly to the set to better understand how to play his character and correctly display the decorations on his uniform.
- During the filming of the scene depicting his character's death, Darren Nesbitt nearly went blind when the fireworks attached to his chest fired upwards instead of away from his body. They filmed bullets hitting von Hapen in the head and chest, but after editing, only the shots of bullets hitting the head remained in the film.
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