Where Eagles Dare - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[jesus]

Alistair MacLean wrote the script first and then the novel immediately afterward. Although the underlying plot remains the same, the book and script are not entirely faithful to one another. For instance, the book is substantially less violent and the characters are somewhat more comedic. Also noteworthy is the book included a brief love story involving Schaffer and Heidi.

[kristina]

This is writer Alistair MacLean's second of three World War II commando genre movies. The others being The Guns of Navarone (1961) and Force 10 from Navarone (1978). However, this is the only one for which he produced the screenplay.