The Eagle Has Landed

PG
2h 15m
1976
6.629 /10 (369)

The daring World War II plot that changed the course of history.

Overview

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.

Country : United Kingdom
Languages : English
Released Date: 1976-12-24

Top Billed Cast

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

Richard Wren

Hans Altmann

Michael Byrne

Karl

Joachim Hansen

SS-Obergruppenführer

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