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How old is Hardy Krüger?
93 years (April 12, 1928)
Hardy Krüger/Age
How tall is Hardy Kruger?
5′ 10″
Hardy Krüger/Height
Is Hardy Kruger alive?
Krüger mostly retired from acting in the late 1980s and is today a writer. He has published 16 books since 1970, four of which have been translated into English. He also directed a number of European television documentaries, showing him travelling around the world.
Who played the Gestapo officer in Where Eagles Dare?
actor Derren Nesbitt
Sussex-based actor Derren Nesbitt is best known for playing villainous Germans, famously as a cold-blooded SS officer in the classic war film, Where Eagles Dare.
Was Where Eagles Dare a true story?
Given the number of entirely amazing true stories from WWII, it does seem curious that they needed to make one up, but freed from the necessity for historical accuracy, Alastair MacLean’s imagination runs entirely riot, and cordially we’re invited along to experience his very best daring-do wet dream.
What castle was Where Eagles Dare filmed?
Unlike so many shoot-’em-up-and-churn-’em-out war movies, it was filmed largely on location, in Austria and Bavaria. The Schloss Adler is a real castle; the Alpine village is a real village; the cable car to the castle is a real cable car.
Why is there a helicopter in Where Eagles Dare?
The helicopter seen landing in the castle courtyard is a Bell model 47G, not built until well after the war. While the Germans had a small number of working helicopters during the war (none of which would have been readily available to the filmmakers), the Bell does not make a convincing stand-in for any of them.
Who is the father of Hardy Kruger Jr?
He is the son of actor-writer Hardy Krüger and the Italian painter Francesca Marazzi. Shortly after his birth, his father took his wife and son to Tanzania to live on the farm which had served as the backdrop for the film Hatari!, in which Krüger senior had
When did Hardy Kruger retire as an actor?
Because of his stereotypical Teutonic look (blond hair and blue eyes), Krüger often performed in roles portraying German soldiers. Krüger mostly retired from acting in the late 1980s and is today a writer.
What was the name of Hardy Kruger’s second wife?
His second marriage was with the Italian painter Francesca Marazzi between 1964 and 1977. From this marriage, he has the children Malaika Krüger (born 1967) and Hardy Krüger Jr. (born 1968). Krüger married his third wife Anita Park in 1978. They live in California and Hamburg today.
How old was Hardy Kruger when he joined the SS?
In March 1945, Krüger was conscripted into the 38th SS Division Nibelungen where he was drawn into heavy fighting. The 16-year-old Krüger was ordered to kill a group of American soldiers. When he refused, he was sentenced to death for cowardice, but another SS officer stopped the order. Krüger described this experience as his break with Nazism.