Where Eagles Dare (1968) – Filming Locations
Action / Adventure / War · Directed by Brian G. Hutton · Starring Richard Burton, Mary Ure
World War II is raging, and an American general has been captured and is being held hostage in the Schloss Adler, a Bavarian castle that's nearly impossible to breach. It's up to a group of skilled Allied soldiers to liberate the general before it's too late.
Where was Where Eagles Dare filmed?
- Zugspitze, Germany, Garmisch-Partenkirchen – Opening sequence with the paratroopers jumping and the climactic cable car escape. Germany's highest mountain provided the dramatic Alpine setting for the film's opening and closing action sequences, with the actual cable car system featured in the finale
- Bavaria, Germany, Garmisch-Partenkirchen – Mountain village sequences and exterior climbing scenes throughout the film. The dramatic Bavarian Alpine landscape served as the primary location for the outdoor mountain sequences and provided authentic European wartime scenery
- Austria, Ötztal – Mountain terrain and valley sequences during the team's infiltration mission. The Austrian Alps provided additional authentic Alpine terrain for the extended outdoor action sequences and mountain climbing scenes
- Château de Montségur, France, Montségur – The Nazi fortress headquarters where the main rescue operation takes place. This historic Occitan castle in southern France was used as the exterior for the fictional German castle fortress that serves as the mission's primary objective
- Studio facilities, United Kingdom, London – Interior castle rooms, command center, and indoor action sequences. British sound stages were used for interior castle set pieces and controlled action sequences, complementing the extensive location filming in the Alps