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Castle Keep

Play trailer Poster for Castle Keep R,  1969,  1h 46m,  War Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 17% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 48% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
17% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 48% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A one-eyed World War II Army major (Burt Lancaster) and his men occupy a Belgian count's (Jean-Pierre Aumont) castle open to a German attack.

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Variety Staff Variety May 26, 2008
Apparent efforts to insert a fresh side of war by concentrating on some of its grim humor act more as a deterrent than a booster to interest. Go to Full Review
Vincent Canby New York Times May 9, 2005
2.5/5
It's a sometimes funny and entertaining movie that accomplishes the dubious feat of being both anti and pro war at the same time. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy May 14, 2024
1.5/4
Burt Lancaster has starred in several good war flicks, but Castle Keep isn’t one of them. Go to Full Review
Richard Schickel LIFE Jul 18, 2023
Well worth seeing, not because perfection has been achieved, but because a good serious film response has been made to a good serious book. Go to Full Review
Penelope Houston The Spectator Jul 10, 2018
As though a marriage had been arranged between Catch 22 and A Long Day's Dying, and neither party felt much confidence in the outcome. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 1, 2005
2/5
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Anakin S Feb 6, 2018 This was a great film and difficult to work on in POST-PRODUCTION. I worked on it - TIMING at Technicolor Studios in Hollywood! See more
Theodore S Aug 27, 2017 Castle Keep is a disappointing film. It is about a count who shelters a ragtag squad of Americans in his isolated castle hoping they will defend it against the advancing Germans during the Battle of the Bugle. Burt Lancaster and Patrick O'Neal give terrible performances. The screenplay is badly written. Sydney Pollack did a horrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Sydney Pollack

Director

Burt Lancaster

Maj. Abraham Falconer

Peter Falk

Sgt. Rossi

Jean-Pierre Aumont

The Count of Maldorais

Patrick O'Neal

Capt. Lionel Beckman

Astrid Heeren

Therese

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Castle Keep

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Movie Info

Synopsis A one-eyed World War II Army major (Burt Lancaster) and his men occupy a Belgian count's (Jean-Pierre Aumont) castle open to a German attack.
Director
Sydney Pollack
Producer
Martin Ransohoff, John Calley
Screenwriter
Daniel Taradash, David Rayfiel
Production Co
Avala Film, Filmways Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 23, 1969, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2012
Runtime
1h 46m
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