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67% Critic Match
The Eagle Has Landed
“The daring World War II plot that changed the course of history.”
6.7 / 10• 1976• 2h 15m•PG• 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
Col. Kurt Steiner
Lead
Donald Sutherland
Liam Devlin
Robert Duvall
Col. Max Radl
Jenny Agutter
Molly Prior
Donald Pleasence
Himmler
Anthony Quayle
Admiral Canaris
Jean Marsh
Joanna Grey
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.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Eagle Has Landed is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
