Where Eagles Dare

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On the plus side, the writing is punchy, the pace is high, and the twists make sense within the logic of the book. Further, Alistair Maclean is undoubtedly one of the greatest ever writers of an action scene. Inevitably, any book primarily driven by a roller-coaster plot suffers from familiarity after a few reads, but even having read the book and seen the movie multiple times, the fight on top of the cable car is still one of the most gripping scenes ever written. Where Eagles Dare: Alternative Cover Had I reviewed this in my thriller-loving youth, I would have given it five stars. It is the adventure story par excellence: the secret mission behind enemy lines carried out by a group of intrepid adventurers: the snowbound castle up in the sky: fights on the top a moving cable car: and double-crosses, double-double-crosses and (even) double-double-double-crosses. Dyer might admit that the volume's very existence is something like a gag. Six years ago, in the fine Zona, he genuflected towards Andrei Tarkovsky's sombre science-fiction masterpiece Stalker. It is hard to imagine a work more different to Where Eagles Dare. Were the two books to be placed on the same shelf, Zona might edge itself away like the possessed drinking glass at the end of the Russian film. There are no brave men and cowardly men in the world, my son. There are only brave men. To be born, to live, to die—that takes courage enough in itself, and more than enough.

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Siddique, Haroon (5 August 2018). "Swiss Alps plane crash leaves all 20 passengers and crew dead". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018 . Retrieved 5 August 2018. Why would I give it a '2.5 really' rating is because the transpiring of events, the build-up of the plot seems stiff and reeks with the scenic technical details which makes the book read-out like a movie script rather than a thriller book. From what I understand, thanks to the group-read discussions, Alistair Maclean was simultaneously writing the screenplay of the movie.The same is conspicuous in his writing style of the book. The only thing that came out good from this is the fact that the book was short and not time consuming. The heart of the novel is the Schloss Adler. My cover tries to give a sense of its inaccessibility, brooding on top of the mountain.Alistair Maclean’s writing is as brisk and efficient as ever, with little in the way of literary flourish. He does though overuse adverbs, particularly in dialogue: For example this exchange: Aba, Marika (21 July 1968). "The Burtons... 'Just Another Working Couple' ". Los Angeles Times. p.c18. The World's Top Twenty Films." Sunday Times [London, UK] 27 September 1970: 27. The Sunday Times Digital Archive. accessed 5 April 2014

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Where Eagles Dare". January 1969. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018 . Retrieved 20 December 2017. Where Eagles Dare: No 24 best action and war film of all time". The Guardian. 19 October 2010. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014 . Retrieved 23 July 2013. A good book should leave you with a big smile of satisfaction because you've read it. And it must leave you thinking about it long after you finished it.Though the mission looks to be simple but the team also has double agents and on the way to Schloss Adler two members die mysteriously. There are many twists in the story, is Major Smith is really from British force or is he a German and double agent named Major Johann Schmidt? Is the crash landing of the American General is a drama? What so special about the General George Carnaby? and more questions arise when we dwell into the story. This is a clean easily assimilated adventure story suited to the minds and attitude of teenage boys emerging from a youth spent reading the adventures of comic heroes Batman and Superman. It is not really a book to satisfy the intellect or demands of an adult reader due to its simplicity and soulless empty characters. It is probably best remembered for the 1968 movie starring Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood with the immortal words “Broadsword calling Danny Boy, he said Broadsword calling Danny Boy. Can you hear me? Can you hear me? It is also equally absurd as representing the German high command as bumbling fools who somehow allowed a small trained group of saboteurs to destroy a seemingly well protected impregnable fortress and as they escape are heard to say..” Gott in Himmel!” They’ve got away.” A weak but beautiful love interest, Mary, who seems a bit more nervous than you might expect in a supposed top MI6 agent. I came to know about this novel when joined good reads, then I got the DVD watched it before reading the book. This year in the book exhibition I bought Alistair MacLean's suspense thriller "Where Eagles Dare" I have not read the book... well.. let's say 20 years.. it was still amusing, tense and exciting, even though there were some OTT moments.

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The supporting characters, including all the Germans, have no real characterisation at all; they’re just extras. This kind of shorthand in writing and characterisation might be because Alistair Maclean wrote the book and film script simultaneously. Action Unele „acrobații” mi s-au părut exagerate sau imposibile. Sunt conștientă că sunt soldați și că au avut parte de antrenamente intense, dar autorul a uitat că sunt și oameni, că simt durerea și că nu pot să își țină echilibrul pe acoperișul înghețat al unei telecabine, în mijlocul unei furtuni de zăpadă, după ce au fost împușcați și fugăriți timp de aproape 24 de ore.It's been a long time since I read an Alistair MacLean novel so I grabbed one that was a favorite, and it didn't disappoint. Even though it's been years, MacLean is still a sure bet if you are looking for an entertaining story.

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Production [ edit ] Festung Hohenwerfen, in Werfen, Austria, where the castle scenes were filmed Development [ edit ] Note: the scenes featuring the castle and the cable car together were filmed using a scale model. [26] [27] [28] The War Movie Buff: BOOK/MOVIE: Where Eagles Dare (1967/1968)". 29 July 2015. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018 . Retrieved 21 October 2018. Indeed. Funny how the mindless rubbish of fifty years ago is *still* streets ahead of most 21st century films. Film locations—Where Eagles Dare". Archived from the original on 30 September 2018 . Retrieved 30 September 2018.Canby, Vincent (13 March 1969). "Screen: In the War Tradition, 'Where Eagles Dare' ". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019 . Retrieved 20 April 2019. Involves one or more Allies in their Mission (Optionally, there is a romance sub-plot with one of the Allies). Mary we are told near the end is an experienced and resourceful spy, in another chapter we are told she knows how to act "professional" but throughout the book she spends more time mooning over the excessively unlikeable Smith than doing anything else. She does beat up ne female and of course ridiculously attractive spy from the other side which is nice (?). He of course does not return the favour and with his hyper-masculine attitude and stiff upper lip gives no indication that he even likes her until suddenly at the end he demands (right verb I am afraid) to marry her. This used to be a favourite book of mine in my teens. I was totally riveted by it. I found it cheeky and exciting and daring and funny.