CREDITS WHERE EAGLES DARE, 1969 dir: Brian G Hutton Richard Burton Clint Eastwood Mary Ure Michael Hordern Anton Diffring Patrick Wymark

“Broadsword calling Danny Boy.”

Bluff, double bluff and multiple bluff in this enjoyable Alistair MacLean scripted adventure which has Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood posing as Nazis to rescue military top brass from the impregnable ‘Schloss Adler’ in southern Germany.

The village in which they arrive for their mission is Werfen, about 20 miles south of Salzburg in the Salzach Valley, Austria. There's little more than a main street, but the picturesque village is dominated by the breathtaking backdrop of Austrian Alps. There’s a direct regular rail connection from Salzburg to Werfen.

Where Eagles Dare location: the local village: Werfen, Austria

The mountaintop fortress looming over the village is the 11th century Burg Hohenwerfen. It's open to the public but, don't worry. You won't have to make a scary cable-car ride. In fact, there is no cable-car. The castle, now a falconry centre and museum, is accessible by a short, if steep, pathway from the village.

Where Eagles Dare location: ëSchloss Adlerí courtyard: Burg Hohenwerfen, Werfen, Austria

The village of Werfen is seen in perennial favourite The Sound of Music, while Burg Hohenwerfen itself recently turned up as the 'Germaní hotel in the 2003 Ashton Kutcher-Brittany Murphy comedy Just Married.