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Castle Keep


Date: 1969
Type: Action / War
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Yes
Director: Sydney Pollack
Producer:

Comment/Synopsis

At the latter part of World War 2, a group of American soldiers occupy a castle in Belgium and try and defend it from the advancing Germans. This is a definitely sureal take on the war film genre as it focuses on the relationships between the American soldiers and the castle owners, the local brothel, the bakers and a VW Beetle. This is not really anti-war but more an expose of the absurd effects war has on individuals.

Actors


Burt LancasterBurt Lancaster
Patrick O'Neal
Peter FalkPeter Falk
Bruce DernBruce Dern
Astrid Heeren

Oscars

None
Production
Filmways Pictures
Castle Keep