Two epic Clint Eastwood World War 2 movies are on BBC iPlayer for a limited time | Films | Entertainment

Clint Eastwood may be best known for his iconic Westerns, but the Hollywood star, who turns 96 this year, also starred in a couple of epic World War 2 films.

Before directing Second World War companion films Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima in his later life, he played lead roles in Where Eagles Dare and Kelly’s Heroes.

Both classics from the early New Hollywood period are on BBC iPlayer for the next 29 days.

Then there’s also 1968’s Where Eagles Dare. Another Eastwood World War 2 classic, this spy adventure co-stars Richard Burton and Mary Ure. The plot follows a Special Operations Executive team on a mission to save a captured American General from a Nazi fortress. That is, until they discover their quest isn’t quite what it seems.