Richard Burton and
not-yet-senile Clint Eastwood infiltrate a mountaintop Nazi fortress, get
valuable information about traitorous spies, and return to England.
Oh, and they kill
Nazis. They're quite good at it (at one point Clint dispatches a radio operator
with such nonchalance, he seems like a psychopath.) The Nazis shoot at the two
heroes, throw bombs, kick them and punch them--all with little or no effect. Between
the two of them, Clint and Richard jump into freezing water, go through a car
crash, jump from one cable car hundreds of feet in the air to another, and with
all that happens, literally the most severe injury they suffer is that Richard
scrapes his hand while closing a door. On the other hand, their bullets bring
down Nazis with amazing accuracy. Yeah, the unrealism is funny, but they're
killing Nazis, so it's exciting.
The plot is complex.
It took a couple of viewings to understand all that goes on, but it's worth
figuring out. Plausible - no. But lots of fun.
There are a couple
of plot flaws (as when they waste time climbing under a bridge to place
dynamite instead of putting in inconspicuously on the side), but those are
minor.
The music is
stirring and memorable, though not too sophisticated.
Confession: I
watched this while sitting in front of the TV, not while working out. But it revved
me up so much, I've seen about six times. The phrase 'oldie but goodie certainly fits. It's a great adrenalin stimulator. Without
a doubt, it deserves +++++. It will raise your pulse as much as a sprint. If you see it, let me know what you think.
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