Clint Eastwood: 50Th Celebration - Vol 5 DVD

Ten-disc set includes: Where Eagles Dare (1969)WWII action classic with Clint Eastwood as Morris Schaffer, an American officer who joins British major John Smith's (Richard Burton) team of commandos on an assignment to infiltrate an impenetrable German fortress in the Alps in order to rescue a U.S. Army general before he can reveal the secrets behind the impending invasion of Normandy. Mary Ure, Patrick Wymark, Michael Hordern co-star in this thrilling, twist-filled tale from the pen of Alistair MacLean. 155 min. C/Rtg: PG Kelly's Heroes (1970)Clint Eastwood stars in this wartime comedy-adventure as a U.S. Army lieutenant-busted down to private-who leads a ragtag band of soldiers on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines. But their motives aren't so much patriotic as greedy as it turns out they're looking to steal a fortune in Nazi gold. With Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor, Gavin MacLeod, and Donald Sutherland as a proto-hippie tank driver. 143 min. C/Rtg: PG Dirty Harry (1971)No-nonsense San Francisco cop Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) and his.44 Magnum ("the most powerful handgun in the world") made their debut in director Don Siegel's explosive thriller that pits Callahan against a brutal murderer known as Scorpio terrorizing the city, as well as his own superiors and a justice system that let's criminals go free. Initial entry in the popular crime series co-stars Reni Santoni, Harry Guardino, Andy Robinson, John Vernon. 102 min. C/Rtg: R The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)Director/star Clint Eastwood and co-screenwriter Phil Kaufman add another dimension to Eastwood's classic insular western hero, as a Missouri farmer enlists in the Confederate army to better pursue the renegade soldiers responsible for his family's murder. And during a trek to Mexico with an aged Cherokee Indian (Chief Dan George), comes to the aid of a number of people in need of help. Co-stars Bill McKinney, John Vernon, and Sondra Locke. 135 min. C/Rtg: PG City Heat (1984)Movie megastars Burt Reynolds and Clint Eastwood team up in this light-hearted thriller set in 1933 Kansas City, as wise-cracking private eye Mike Murphy and no-nonsense cop Lieutenant Speer go up against the mob. Although they were once partners, Murphy and Speer must overcome their problems with each other in order to bring the bad guys to justice. With Madeline Kahn, Jane Alexander, Irene Cara, Richard Roundtree, and Rip Torn; directed by Richard Benjamin. 94 min. C/Rtg: R Pale Rider (1985)Director/star Clint Eastwood returns to the western as a mysterious stranger who helps the settlers of a small mining town overcome the oppression of a ruthless gold baron. Wearing a priest's collar and oddly half-remembered by many of the town's residents, Eastwood's stoic avenger-known only as "Preacher"-is seen by some as a savior who may be more than just a man. Michael Moriarty, Carrie Snodgress co-star. 116 min. C/Rtg: R Heartbreak Ridge (1986)Clint Eastwood is dynamic as grizzled Marine gunnery sergeant and seasoned combat veteran Tom Highway, who's nearing the end of his service to the Corps. Saddled with training a platoon of misfits, Highway will have to hammer his bottom-of-the-barrel unit into a fighting force before the invasion of Grenada while trying to reconnect with his ex-wife (Marsha Mason). With Mario Van Peebles, Everett McGill, Moses Gunn. 130 min. C/Rtg: R Unforgiven (1992)Four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor, went to director/star Clint Eastwood's superb revisionist western about a Will Munny, a former gunslinger who now scrapes by on a farm in Kansas. With an opportunity to collect the reward and save his land, Munny-with old pal Ned Logan (Morgan Freeman) by his side-heads to Wyoming to bring Old West justice to a pair of cowhands who disfigured a prostitute. With Gene Hackman, Richard Harris, Jaimz Woolvett, Frances Fisher. 131 min. C/Rtg: R Gran Torino (2008)Clint Eastwood delivers a raw, touching performance as recently widowed Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski, a racially prejudiced loner who forges a bond with Thao (Bee Vang), a Hmong teenager who lives next door and who tried to steal Walt's treasured 1972 Gran Torino on a dare. When Thao and his family are harassed by a gang prowling the streets of their Michigan neighborhood, Walt becomes the clan's unlikely protector. With Ahney Her, Christopher Carley; co-producer Eastwood also directs. 116 min. C/Rtg: R American Sniper (2014)A powerful, acclaimed performance from Bradley Cooper fuels director Clint Eastwood's true-life drama, based on the book by Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle. During four harrowing tours in the Iraq War, Kyle (Cooper) distinguishes himself as the most lethal sniper in the history of the U.S. military. Returning home, however, he finds it increasingly more difficult to adjust to a normal life with his family. Sienna Miller, Max Charles, Luke Grimes also star. 132 min. C/Rtg: R