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The Eagle Has Landed
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.
- Original title
- The Eagle Has Landed
- Language
- EN
- Country
- GB,US
- Budget
- $6,000,000
- Revenue
- —
CinemaSerf
Jul 15, 2024 · via TMDB
Following an animated staff meeting with Hitler, there's a suggestion put forward that the Nazis try to kidnap Winston Churchill. Spymaster Admiral Canaris (Anthony Quayle) thinks it's a dangerous idea, but Himmler (Donald Pleasence) wants it investigated. To that end, the admiral recruits "Radl" (Robert Duvall) to find a man who might be able to lead a team to get the job done. We've already met "Col. Steiner" (Michael Caine) and know he's a bit of a maverick, so "Radl" does a deal with him that will accomplish the task and save "Steiner" from a lively firing squad. It seems the Prime Minister is soon to visit a quiet country manor house near the Norfolk coast so this is their chance. The soldiers adopt the identity of British soldiers and work with the nearby villagers whilst laying the groundworks for their plot. A chance accident, though, reveals their identity to the villagers and things turn decidedly dangerous. Can the villagers find a way to warn the outside world? Caine does fine with this drama, and Donald Sutherland also delivers quite well as the IRA man who will do just about anything to see the British lose the war, but the rest of the cast rather underwhelm - especially the rather soporific "Molly" (Jenny Agutter) and curiously cast Jean Marsh. Quayle, Duvall and Pleasence barely feature at all and the denouement, though not quite what we were expecting, still can't quite enliven this rather over-scripted and far-fetched story. It's watchable enough, though, Caine sees to that - but just not quite the sum of it's parts.
Wuchak
Jan 3, 2021 · via TMDB
_**Unconventional WW2 flick from 1977**_ Michael Caine is outstanding as Colonel Steiner, an untamed German paratroop commander, who's covert mission is to go to Britain and kidnap Winston Churchill whilst on a retreat. The Germans are helped by Irishman Liam Devlin, played by Donald Sutherland, who essentially paves the way for their operation at a coastal hamlet (shot in Cornwall and Berkshire, England). Jenny Agutter plays Devlin's near-jailbait romantic interest in the quaint village, while Larry Hagman and Treat Williams play American officers, the former foolishly gung-ho. Robert Duvall and Donald Pleasence are also on hand as Nazi officers. As you can see from the plot, this is an unconventional WW2 picture. It doesn't feature the typical major battles or stereotypical characters and situations of most war flicks. Both Caine and Sutherland shine in their roles, especially Caine as the fearless Steiner. Memorable moments abound. The film runs 2 hours, 11 minutes, but feels shorter. GRADE: B+/A-
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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
Alexei Jawdokimov
Corporal Kuniski
Michael Byrne
Karl
Joachim Hansen
SS-Obergruppenführer
Denis Lill
Churchill's aide
Rick Parsé
E-Boat Commander
Keith Buckley
Hauptmann Gericke
John Barrett
Laker Armsby
Maurice Roëves
Major Corcoran
David Gilliam
Sgt. Murphy
Jeff Conaway
Frazier
Siegfried Rauch
Sgt. Brandt
Brian Blessed
Arthur Seymour (voice) (uncredited)
Patrick Allen
Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Anthony Forrest
Sgt. Hayley (uncredited)
Wolf Kahler
Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)
Roy Marsden
Sturmbannführer Toberg, SS (uncredited)
Ferdy Mayne
Radl's Doctor (uncredited)
Kent Williams
Mallory (uncredited)
Anthony B. Richmond
Director of Photography
Yvonne Blake
Costume Design
John Sturges
Director
Anne V. Coates
Editor
David Niven Jr.
Producer
Åke Lindman
Production Consultant
Lalo Schifrin
Original Music Composer
Tom Mankiewicz
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