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The Eagle Has Landed (1976)

The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
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John Sturges directed this taut adaptation of Jack Higgins' suspense novel about an attempted kidnapping of Winston Churchill by the German high command during World War II. When it is discovered that in November 1943 Winston Churchill is scheduled to spend a weekend in a country home in Norfolk, the Germans plan to kidnap him. Heinrich Himmler (Donald Pleasence), under orders from Hitler, assigns Nazi colonel Max Radl (Robert Duvall) the chore of sneaking the English-hating Irishman Liam Devlin (Donald Sutherland) into the British countryside and arranging for a 16-man task force to be parachuted into the English country town of Sudley Constable, under the auspices of Colonel Kurt Steiner (Michael Caine). The efficient planning works too well, and before long their exactingly perfect timetable begins to come apart. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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Starring:
Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, (more)
Director(s):
John Sturges
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of The Eagle Has Landed

John Sturges directed this taut adaptation of Jack Higgins' suspense novel about an attempted kidnapping of Winston Churchill by the German high command during World War II. When it is discovered that in November 1943 Winston Churchill is scheduled to spend a weekend in a country home in Norfolk, the Germans plan to kidnap him. Heinrich Himmler (Donald Pleasence), under orders from Hitler, assigns Nazi colonel Max Radl (Robert Duvall) the chore of sneaking the English-hating Irishman Liam Devlin (Donald Sutherland) into the British countryside and arranging for a 16-man task force to be parachuted into the English country town of Sudley Constable, under the auspices of Colonel Kurt Steiner (Michael Caine). The efficient planning works too well, and before long their exactingly perfect timetable begins to come apart. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
134 mins

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Director(s):
John Sturges
Writer(s):
Tom Mankiewicz
Producer(s):
Jack H. Wiener, David Niven, Jr.
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG(Mild Violence, Suitable for Children)
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    Rich B.

    This was Higgins book prior to The Eye of the Needle, and it pales in comparison. This DVD was of poor visual quality, and the movie itself seemed often funny at times, seriously detracting from the fact this was to be a suspense thriller. You have an english actor playing a german/american, and an american actor playing an irishman...and on and on.

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    Adrian A.

    Certainly not destined to become a clasic. Some entertaining moments, but hardly worth the price of admission. Yawn - Snore.

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    Mel M.

    Worthwhile seeing, but not quite the thriller I remembered it being. It drove me crazy with the very British accents of the German characters, in particular, Michaeli Caine's COL Steiner repeated pronounciation of his right hand man Hans' name by the British accented like "Hands" and not like "Hahns!" How difficult would it be to get it right? The love affair of Molly with Liam Devlin was so precipitous as to come across as unreal. Still, it was not a waste of time to see.

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