The Music of Danger

The Music of Danger

Few war films owe as much to their soundtrack as Where Eagles Dare. Composer Ron Goodwin—already famous for 633 Squadron and Operation Crossbow—delivered a score that turned snow…

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Journey to Burg Hohenwerfen

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Journey to Burg Hohenwerfen

I spent the Autumn 1998 in Vienna, Austria, working at the local Volvo Truck office there. As this would be a very lonely period, I decided…

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The bus breaking through the airfield fence and speeding toward the plane that has just landed on the runway.

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The team’s escape is both daring and strategic.

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“Despite the high body count, the film has a PG certificate (Parental Guidance, meaning it's OK to visit it together with a parent if you aren't old enough to see it yourself).

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