Operation Cross Eagles

2/20/2024

**_Hardened men on the coast of Slovenia opposing the German occupation during WW2_** An American Lieutenant and sergeant (Richard Conte and Rory Calhoun) help Yugoslav guerillas in 1943 at the southern tip of the Gulf of Trieste. Their goal is to kidnap a German colonel in exchange for an American captain, who happens to possess strategic Allied plans. “Operation Cross Eagles” (1968) was obviously influenced by “The Guns of Navarone,” just on a smaller budget with a Spaghetti Western edge. The focus is gritty action above dialogue, which results in several interestingly silent sequences. It was Conte’s first and last directorial effort. That’s a shame because he did an artistic job and was ahead of his time with the handheld "shaky cam" look. If you’re in the mood for a flick al