Two epic Clint Eastwood World War 2 films are on BBC Two this afternoon | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

Clint Eastwood could also be greatest identified for his iconic Westerns, however the Hollywood star who turns 95 this 12 months additionally starred in a few epic World War 2 movies.

Before directing Second World War companion movies Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima in his later life, he performed lead roles in Where Eagles Dare and Kelly’s Heroes.

Both classics from the early New Hollywood interval are on BBC Two this afternoon as a part of a double-bill.

Check out their plots and what time they’re broadcast under.

First up is 1970’s Kelly’s Heroes at 12:30pm in a comedy heist that had Eastwood star reverse Telly Savalas, Don Rickles and Donald Sutherland. The plot follows a gaggle of American troopers who study Nazi gold hidden behind enemy traces from a drunk German. As a outcome, they head off on a mission to steal it for themselves. While filming the film, Eastwood was on the ground laughing after sharing some dangerous information with Sutherland.

Meanwhile, the second half of the double-bill begins at 2:50pm with 1968’s Where Eagles Dare. Another Eastwood World War 2 traditional, this spy journey co-stars Richard Burton and Mary Ure. The plot follows a Special Operations Executive crew on a mission to save lots of a captured American General from a Nazi fortress. That is, till they uncover their quest isn’t fairly what it appears.