This one featured michael caine as much decorated oberst kurt steiner and robert duvall as obserst max radi an intelligence officer working for anthony quayle as admiral wilhelm canaris the chief of german intelligence. Based on the novel the eagle has landed by jack higgins, the film is about a fictional german plot to kidnap winston churchill near the end of the second world war. Most of our subscribers receive their discs within two business days. In films like a bridge too far and the longest day, the presence of so many stars actually results in a game of starspotting, and this diverts the audiences attention away from important plot developments. Michael caine film the eagle has landed to be turned into. Robert duvall and donald sutherland, whom i consider to be good actors, are probably ashamed of their performances in the eagle has landed. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. The only time this plan makes any sense to me is when im drunk what a waste of time. When the nazi high command learns in late 1943 that winston churchill will be spending time at a country estate. Why its special mapledurham featured in the 1976 movie the eagle has landed, directed by john sturges and starring michael caine, in which germans invade an.
Colonel radl duvall, colonel steiner caine and liam devlin sutherland are enlisted to. The eagle has landed is one of the few films where the allstar cast doesnt have a detrimental effect. Shop for the eagle has landed full movie free online at best buy. A bunch of nazis on a covert mission to kidnap winston churchill, which could have lead to a big victory for hitler. The eagle has landed released in 1976 was another one of the slew of war films to be released from the 1950s70s. The film is a pretty dismal two hours of waiting for lefty, who never appears. A nazi strike force plots to kidnap winston churchill while he is resting in a desolate norfolk village. Allied agents stage a daring raid on a castle where the nazis are holding american brigadier general george carnaby robert beatty prisoner, but thats not all. See the full list of cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. A german plot to kidnap winston churchill unfolds at the height of world war ii. Although it now feels like you are going back in time with the use of your own personal tardis, but thats only because we are now living in the twenty first century and how we live today has radically. To do this, duvall hires an irishman, sutherland, who holds a grudge against the english.
The eagle has landed has been ranked 7645 times, wins 43. Silly but exciting, this ww ii espionage drama concerns a german colonel, duvall, who under direct orders from heinrich himmler pleasence, plots to kidnap winston churchill. Plodding timepasser about a nazi plot tokidnap churchill from his norfolk retreat in 1943. The eagle has landed, the book by jack higgins about a daring nazi plot to kidnap winston churchill from his norfolk country retreat, became a smash hit movie in 1976 starring michael caine.
The eagle has landed is a 1976 british war film directed by john sturges and starring michael caine, donald sutherland and robert duvall. Make your movie list and get blurays and dvds conveniently delivered to you with free shipping both ways. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. The eagle has landed is an enjoyable alistair macleanlike mission impossible, ably served by sturges and a stellar cast. The eagle has landed background 1 the eagle has landed background 2. The eagle has landed is a 1976 war film of a novel by jack higgins. Get a list of the best movie and tv titles recently added and coming. The eagle has landed trailers and clips metacritic. The eagle has landed is a film that is still worth watch today. Search results for the eagle has landed dvd netflix. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the eagle has landed with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Bbc aims to turn the eagle has landed into a threepart series. Michael caine, larry hagman aka jr and donald pleasance make this film happen.
Since 1998, dvd netflix has been the premier dvdbymail rental service. The film starts very slowly and is a real borefest. Movie soulmates ratings register so you can access movie recommendations tailored to your movie taste. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. A bunch of nazis on a covert mission to kidnap winston. Greg kinnear biography and filmography greg kinnear movies. The eagle has landed village, pangbourne, berkshire. British filming locations for the movie the eagle has landed 1976 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. It was directed by john sturges and starred michael caine, donald sutherland and robert duvall. Movies locations people blog articles site info contact donate. What to watch now on netflix get a list of the best movie and tv titles recently added and.
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