Castle Keep

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Castle Keep

Castle Keep is a 1969

1969 in film

The year 1969 in film involved some significant events....
American war film

War film

War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about navy, air force or army battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoner of war, covert operations, Military education and training or other related subjects....
directed by Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack

Sydney Irwin Pollack was an United States film director, producer and actor. Born in Lafayette, Indiana to Russian Jewish immigrants, Pollack studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City, where he later taught acting....
and stars Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster was an United States film actor and star, noted for his athletic physique, distinct smile and, later, his willingness to play roles that went against his initial "tough guy" image....
, Patrick O'Neal

Patrick O'Neal

Patrick O'Neal was an American television, stage and film actor. He was also a successful New York restaurateur....
, Jean-Pierre Aumont

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Jean-Pierre Aumont was a France actor....
and Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Peter Falk is an United States actor, best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the long-running television series Columbo . He appeared in numerous films and television guest roles, and has been nominated for an Academy Award twice, and won the Emmy Award on five occasions and the Golden Globe award once....
. During the Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge

The Ardennes Offensive was a major German offensive launched towards the end of World War II through the forested Ardennes of Belgium , France and Luxembourg on the Western Front ....
, a ragtag squad of American

United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
soldiers shelter in a ancient castle which the Count who owns it hopes they will defend against the advancing Germans. The film is based on a novel by William Eastlake written in 1969. This film was the last film mass murderer Ronald Defeo Jr. was watching before he murdered his entire family.