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The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed

The daring World War II plot that changed the course of history.

19766.62h 15m

Overview

When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate in Norfolk, it hatches an audacious scheme to kidnap the prime minister and spirit him to Germany for enforced negotiations with Hitler.

Directed by John Sturges
Written by Tom Mankiewicz, Jack Higgins
Produced by Jack Wiener, David Niven Jr.
Box OfficeBudget: $6.0M0

Top Cast

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Col. Kurt Steiner

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Liam Devlin

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Col. Max Radl

Jenny Agutter

Jenny Agutter

Molly Prior

Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

Himmler

Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle

Admiral Canaris

Jean Marsh

Jean Marsh

Joanna Grey

Sven-Bertil Taube

Sven-Bertil Taube

Captain von Neustadt

John Standing

John Standing

Father Verecker

Judy Geeson

Judy Geeson

Pamela

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or booknazienglandworld war iibenito mussolinibritish politicseye patchnorfolk1940swinston churchillalderney

About The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed is a adventure, drama, action, thriller, war film released in 1976 exploring themes of based on novel or book, nazi, england, world war ii, benito mussolini, british politics. Directed by John Sturges, it stars Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall. When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate in Norfolk, it hatches an audacious scheme to kidnap the prime minister and spirit him to Germany for enforced negotiations with Hitler.

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