Produced at the insistence of Burton’s kid who wanted Pappy to do another adventure movie, Where Eagles Dare is the type of movie from the 60’s that is as good as it got back then.  There is a first rate cast–beyond Burton and Eastwood.  James Clavell and Alistair McLean developed the sharp script.  The film was shot on location and in winter.  The plot is cool, steadily developed with a top notch climax–Burton’s best in my opinion–and a fine postclimax.  Mary Ure and Ingrid Pitt are classy eye candy as well as smart ladies.  I still remember seeing it as a kid in the 1970’s for the first time.  Even in India (1987) I caught it—seeing snow was cool in the heat of Vizag.