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The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed
★ 6.7/10•1976•2h 15m•PG•Adventure•Drama•Action

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.

John Sturges · Director

Tom Mankiewicz · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 15m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 24, 1976
Budget$6,000,000

Actors

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Col. Kurt Steiner

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Liam Devlin

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Col. Max Radl

Jenny Agutter

Jenny Agutter

Molly Prior

Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

Himmler

Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle

Admiral Canaris

Jean Marsh

Jean Marsh

Joanna Grey

Sven-Bertil Taube

Sven-Bertil Taube

Captain von Neustadt

John Standing

John Standing

Father Verecker

Judy Geeson

Judy Geeson

Pamela

Treat Williams

Treat Williams

Captain Clark

Larry Hagman

Larry Hagman

Colonel Pitts

Alexei Jawdokimov

Alexei Jawdokimov

Corporal Kuniski

Richard Wren

Hans Altmann

Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne

Karl

Joachim Hansen

Joachim Hansen

SS-Obergruppenführer

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