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The Eagle Has Landed is a 1976 British war film directed by John Sturges and starring Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, and Robert Duvall. Based on the 1975 novel The Eagle Has Landed by Jack Higgins, the film is about a fictional German plot to kidnap Winston Churchill in the middle of the Second World War.
Dec 25, 1976 · A 1976 war thriller about a German plot to kidnap Winston Churchill in 1943. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, and more on IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
- (25K)
- Adventure, Drama, Thriller
- John Sturges
- 1976-12-25
The Eagle Has Landed. Summaries. A German plot to kidnap Sir Winston Churchill unfolds at the height of World War II. 1943, The war is entering its final stages and Germany is teetering on the brink of defeat. An increasingly unhinged Hitler, orders a mission to have British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill kidnapped and brought to Germany.
During World War II, Nazi officer Max Radl (Robert Duvall) devises a plan to kidnap or kill the British prime minister. Approved by German Cmdr. Heinrich Himmler (Donald Pleasence), the scheme ...
- (14)
- John Sturges
- PG
- Michael Caine
A World War II thriller starring Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland and Robert Duvall. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers and more on IMDb.
A Nazi plot to kidnap Churchill and force him to meet Hitler in 1943 is the premise of this adventure drama. Watch the trailer, read the review and see the cast and crew of this historical film.
The Eagle Has Landed is a book by British writer Jack Higgins, set during World War II and first published in 1975. It was quickly adapted into a British film of the same name, released in 1976.
