The Eagle Has Landed
“The daring World War II plot that changed the course of history.”
1976•PG•2h 15m•6.7•Released
AdventureDramaActionThrillerWar
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.
Director
John Sturges
Writer
Tom Mankiewicz
Budget
$6M
Languages
English
Studio
Associated General Films
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
Production
Company
Associated General Films
Company
ITC Entertainment
Producer
Jack Wiener
Producer
David Niven Jr.
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