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, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 134 mins
Complete Cast:
- Michael Caine - Col. Kurt Steiner
- Robert Duvall - Col. Max Radl
- Donald Pleasence - Heinrich Himmler
- Jean Marsh - Joanna Grey
- John Standing - Father Philip Verecker
- Treat Williams - Capt. Harry Clark
- Keith Buckley
- Joachim Hansen
- Maurice Roeves - Maj. Corcoran
- Kate Binchy
- Richard Wren
- Robert Reece
- Siegfried Rauch - Sgt. Brandt
- David Gilliam
- Donald Sutherland - Liam Devlin
- Jenny Agutter - Molly Prior
- Anthony Quayle - Admiral Wilhelm Canaris
- Sven-Bertil Taube - Capt. Ritter Neumann
- Judy Geeson - Pamela Vereker
- Larry Hagman - Col. Clarence E. Pitts
- Michael Byrne
- Alexei Jawdokimov
- Jeff Conaway
- Terry Plummer
- Tim Barlow
- John Barrett - Laker Armsby
- Dennis Lili
- Leigh Dilley - Winston Churchill
- Director(s):
- John Sturges
- Writer(s):
- Tom Mankiewicz
- Producer(s):
- Jack H. Wiener, David Niven, Jr.
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