Castle Keep
A one-eyed major and his oddball heroes fight a twentieth-century war in a tenth-century castle!
Overview
During the Battle of the Bulge, an anachronistic count shelters a ragtag squad of Americans in his isolated castle hoping they will defend it against the advancing Germans.
- Production
- Filmways Pictures, Avala Film, Columbia Pictures
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Cast
Burt Lancaster
Maj. Abraham Falconer
Jean-Pierre Aumont
The Count of Maldorais
Peter Falk
Sgt. Rossi
Bruce Dern
Lt. Billy Byron Bix
Patrick O'Neal
Capt. Lionel Beckman
Astrid Heeren
Therese
Scott Wilson
Cpl. Clearboy
Tony Bill
Lt. Amberjack
Al Freeman Jr.
Pvt. Allistair Piersall Benjamin
James Patterson
Elk
Michael Conrad
Sgt. DeVaca
Caterina Boratto
Red Queen
Elizabeth Teissier
Red Queen Girl
Olga Bisera
Baker's Wife
Karen Blanguernon
Red Queen Girl
Crew
- Director
- Sydney Pollack
- Writers
- Daniel Taradash,David Rayfiel
- Producers
- John Calley,Martin Ransohoff
- Cinematography
- Henri Decaë
- Composer
- Michel Legrand
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John Chard
December 24, 2013
You can keep this movie. Castle Keep, directed by Sydney Pollack and adapted to screenplay by Daniel Taradash and David Rayfiel from the novel written by William Eastlake. Starring Burt Lancaster, Bruce Dern, Patrick O’Neal, Jean-Pierre Aumont and Peter Falk. Music is by Michel Legrand and cinematography by Henri Decae. Ambitious for sure, intriguing even, but ultimately a misfiring piece of pretentious tosh! An endgame allegory that finds Lancaster in WWII leading the defence of a medie…
Wuchak
February 9, 2019
***Avant-garde World War 2 flick full of amusing pretentiousness*** Two World War 2 flicks involving a European castle came out in 1968-1969, "Where Eagles Dare" and "Castle Keep." If you're a fan of war films you've no doubt heard of "Where Eagles Dare," which is one of the greatest war action/adventure films ever made; but I wouldn't be too surprised if you've never heard of "Castle Keep" or only vaguely heard of it. There's good reason for this. THE PLOT: The Germans are marching on a …
CinemaSerf
February 13, 2023
Jean-Pierre Aumont offers us the ultimate in hope over expectation in this wartime drama. He is the "Count" who offers shelter to "Maj. Falconer" (Burt Lancaster) and his battle-weary squad of soldiers in his beautiful 10th century castle. They set up some defensive positions knowing that these ancient battlements will be no match for the Nazi war machine that they are soon to be facing. Perhaps naively, the "Count" and the "Falconer" hope that they will decide against desecrating and/or decimat…