The Eagle Has Landed
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66% Critic Match

The Eagle Has Landed

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

6.6 / 10 1976 2h 15mPG English
AdventureDramaActionThrillerWar

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Col. Kurt Steiner

Lead
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

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Sturges's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Eagle Has Landed is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker