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The Eagle Has Landed (1976)

PG  |   |  Adventure, Drama, Thriller  |  25 December 1976 (Finland)
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A German plot to kidnap Winston Churchill unfolds at the height of World War II.

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Colonel Steiner
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Colonel Radl
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Molly
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Captain von Neustadt
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Pamela
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Captain Clark
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Colonel Pitts
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Corporal Kuniski
Richard Wren
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Karl
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Storyline

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. Written by Anthony Hughes <husnock31@hotmail.com>

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25 December 1976 (Finland)  »

Also Known As:

L'aigle s'est envolé  »

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$6,000,000 (estimated)
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The aircraft that carries Liam Devlin (Donald Sutherland's character) is a SIPA S.11, a French military trainer that was based on the German wartime Arado Ar.96. It resembled its German origins quite closely, but was powered by a Renault engine that altered its engine cowling and intake, while the cockpit and canopy was more streamlined in shape than the original German design. See more »

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Shadow of the boom mic visible in the top-right-hand corner of the screen while Devlin directs Steiner to the back of the church to show him the escape route he has found. See more »

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Narrator: [WWII News Story] September 12, 1943, German paratroopers snatched Mussolini from his mountaintop prison in Italy.
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difficult to believe but great entertainment
23 June 2006 | by (Bradenton, Florida) – See all my reviews

This is an exceptional war movie about a supposed plot by the Nazis to kidnap Churchill. Michael Caine is a German officer who speaks perfect English and leads a team of paratroopers who are disguised as Poles. The cover story is that they are a Free Polish regiment on maneuvers in Britain. At the same time, IRA leader Donald Sutherland helps lay the groundwork for their arrival.

The story is very complex and the acting is first-rate. Provided you don't think too much, this is a highly entertaining film. Sure, the Nazis didn't attempt such a mission, but I enjoyed this alternative history movie.


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