The Eagle Has Landed

1976·135'

John Sturges

AdventureWarThrillerActionDrama

★ 6.6

Letterboxd TMDB #11372

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

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

Michael Caine Col. Kurt Steiner

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

John Standing Father Verecker

Judy Geeson Pamela

Treat Williams Captain Clark

Larry Hagman Colonel Pitts