

Castle Keep
A one-eyed major and his oddball heroes fight a twentieth-century war in a tenth-century castle!
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.
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- English
- based on novel or book
- castle
- battle of the bulge
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalRNew York23 Jul 1969
CzechiaCZ
- TV18+ČT25 May 2002
FranceFR
- Theatrical1 Oct 1969
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1531 Jul 1970
ItalyIT
- Theatrical20 Sept 1969
SwedenSE
- Theatrical1523 Jul 1969
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Castle Keep was released on 23 July 1969.
Audience reviews
3- J3/10
John Chard
12/24/2013
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!…
- W6/10
Wuchak
2/9/2019
***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 …
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
2/13/2023
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" …
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