The main cast of the 1968 film "Where Eagles Dare" includes:

• Richard Burton as Major John Smith
• Clint Eastwood as Lieutenant Morris Schaffer
• Mary Ure as Mary Ellison
• Patrick Wymark as Colonel Wyatt Turner
• Michael Hordern as Vice Admiral Rolland
• Donald Houston as Captain Olaf Christiansen
• Peter Barkworth as Captain Ted Berkeley
• William Squire as Captain Lee Thomas
• Robert Beatty as Brigadier General George Carnaby / Corporal Cartwright Jones
• Brook Williams as Sergeant Harrod
• Neil McCarthy as Sergeant Jock MacPherson
• Vincent Ball as Wing Commander Cecil Carpenter
• Anton Diffring as Colonel Paul Kramer
• Ferdy Mayne as General Julius Rosemeyer
• Derren Nesbitt as Major von Hapen
• Ingrid Pitt as Heidi Schmidt

This cast list also includes several uncredited roles such as Philip Stone as the cable car operator and Victor Beaumont as Lieutenant Colonel Weissner among others. The movie, directed by Brian G. Hutton and written by Alistair MacLean, is a World War II action adventure involving a daring mission behind enemy lines.