This is one of those WWII classic movies that show up on multiple lists telling me I need to watch it. So, I watched it. The screenplay was written by Alistair MacLean, who wrote the book at the same time. But the book has differences. Go figure. This review will contain spoilers.
Smith puts together a team to extract an American general from a German fortress that's only accessible by cable car. Once they are parachuted in, it becomes clear there's a saboteur among the group. One of the team is dead, and it wasn't an accident. As time goes on, things go wrong, but Smith knows he can trust the only new person on the team: Clint Eastwood.
This movie was a roller coaster. For me, it was crazy. It was like one of those you know that he knows that you know...there's a spy. Then there's three. Then the general is a corporal, because the mission isn't the real mission. Then the British spy is a German spy but then he's a British spy again. Then they take the three infiltrators prisoner but kill them anyway. Then the colonel is the top spy. Then he jumps out of a plane. Overall, I love a good twist, but this movie actually had too many for me. That's saying something. I did enjoy the soundtrack, though.
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