Clint Eastwood could also be finest recognized for his iconic Westerns, however the Hollywood star, who turns 95 this month, 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 weekend. Check out their plots and what time they’re broadcast beneath.
Then there’s additionally 1968’s Where Eagles Dare. Another Eastwood World War 2 basic, this spy journey co-stars Richard Burton and Mary Ure. The plot follows a Special Operations Executive group 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.
Both movies are on BBC Two this Sunday as a double-bill with Kelly’s Heroes kicking off at 12:10pm and Where Eagles Dare following at 2:30pm.
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