The Eagle Has Landed

1976

2h 15m

6.6

6.6/10

376 votes • View on IMDb

Adventure Drama Action Thriller War

"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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $6,000,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Associated General Films ITC Entertainment

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Spoken Languages

English

Keywords

based on novel or book nazi england world war ii benito mussolini british politics eye patch norfolk 1940s winston churchill alderney

Quick Facts

Release Date	December 24, 1976
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0074452

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

Key Crew

John Sturges

Director

Jack Wiener

Producer

Tom Mankiewicz

Screenplay

David Niven Jr.