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1940s | England
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6.9/10
IMDbBudget 6,000,000 USD
Sir Michael Caine was originally offered the role of Devlin, but did not want to play an I.R.A. member, and requested to play Steiner instead.
A funny thing about having a small stunt team: one of the German soldiers shoots and kills the driver of an American Jeep, so it crashes into the pond. Both the German and the driver of the Jeep were played by the same stuntman (Jim Dowdall). He kills himself, so to speak.
In his autobiography, Sir Michael Caine confessed to being somewhat disappointed with the end product: "The picture was being directed by the Hollywood old-timer John Sturges, and we were all very pleased that this illustrious veteran had agreed to direct our film. That is, until one day when I was talking to him between set-ups and he informed me that, now that he was older, he only ever worked to get the money to go fishing, which was his passion. Deep-sea fishing off Baja, California, he added, which was very expensive. The moment the picture finished, he took the money and went. Producer Jack S. Wiener later told me that he never came back for the editing nor for any of the other post-production sessions that are where a director does some of his most important work. The picture wasn't bad, but I still get angry when I think of what it could have been with the right director. We had committed the old European sin of being impressed by someone, just because he came from Hollywood."
Richard Harris was forced to drop out of this movie after he caused an uproar by attending a fundraiser for the Provisional I.R.A. in the United States.
The watermill where the girl gets rescued is the one on the cover of Black Sabbath's first album. It's in the village of Mapledurham, Berkshire, England. The church where the hostages are kept is just across the road from it.
"Col. Max Radl: A wink from a pretty girl at a party results rarely in climax, Karl. But a man is a fool not to push a suggestion as far as it will go."
"Captain Clark: Colonel, there's no such thing as "death with honor". Just death. Colonel Kurt Steiner: I have no intention of dying now. But if I'm going to, allow me to choose where and how."