The Eagle Has Landed

– When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a cou..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.90 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 15 Minutes
Release Year:
1976
The Eagle Has Landed (1976)

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.

The Eagle Has Landed (1976) - Trailer

Release Date:

25 Dec 1976

Language:

English, German, Polish

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

John Sturges

Writer:

Tom Mankiewicz (screenplay), Jack Higgins (novel)

Main Actors:

Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall, Jenny Agutter

Plot:

Oberst Steiner, a German parachute unit commander, is sent to England on a covert mission to kidnap Prime Minister Winston Churchill and bring him to Berlin. The seemingly impossible assignment becomes more and more feasible as the mission grows nearer with Steiner and his men arriving in England to a very real possibility of success.

Production:

Columbia Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
75%
Metacritic:
61%