Two epic Clint Eastwood World War 2 films are on BBC iPlayer for a restricted time | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

Clint Eastwood could also be greatest identified for his iconic Westerns, however the Hollywood star, who turns 96 this yr, 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 iPlayer for the following 29 days.

Then there’s additionally 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 workforce 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.