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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. The Eagle Has Landed was Sturges's final film, and was successful upon its release.
Dec 25, 1976 · The Eagle Has Landed: Directed by John Sturges. With Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall, Jenny Agutter. A German plot to kidnap Sir Winston Churchill unfolds at the height of World War II.
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 ...
- War, Adventure
Oberst Kurt Steiner (Sir Michael Caine), a German parachute unit commander, is sent to England on a covert mission to kidnap Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill and bring him to Berlin.
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.
The Eagle Has Landed. 1976 · 2 hr 16 min. PG. War · Adventure · Drama · Thriller. A German plot to kidnap Winston Churchill unfolds at the height of World War II. Subtitles: English. Starring: Michael Caine Donald Sutherland Robert Duvall. Directed by: John Sturges.
The Eagle Has Landed. A Nazi Strike Force plots to kidnap Winston Churchill while he is resting in a desolate Norfolk village. Disguised as Polish airmen, Colonel Radl (Duvall), Colonel Stenier (Caine) and Liam Devlin (Sutherland) descend upon England only to be interrupted by an unforeseeable incident which threatens to derail their ...
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.
Aug 4, 2023 · Theatrical trailer of "The Eagle Has Landed" by John Sturges. Starring Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall, Jenny Agutter, Donald Pleasence, Anthony Quayle, Jean Marsh,...
In November, 1943 when Heinrich Himmler (Donald Pleasance) received the simple message of "The Eagle Has Landed", it only meant one thing: that a crack force of German paratroopers were safely in England, poised and ready to kidnap the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill.
