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The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed (1976)★ 6.9/10

PG · GB,US · 135 min · December 25, 1976

  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Thriller
  • War

Directed by: John Sturges

Written by: Tom Mankiewicz, Jack Higgins

A German plot to kidnap Prime Minister Winston Churchill unfolds at the height of World War II.

Directed by

John Sturges

Written by

Tom MankiewiczJack Higgins

Cast & crew

Michael CaineCol. Kurt SteinerDonald SutherlandLiam DevlinRobert DuvallColonel RadlJenny AgutterMolly PriorDonald PleasenceHeinrich HimmlerAnthony QuayleAdm. Wilhelm CanarisJean MarshJoanna GreySven-Bertil TaubeCapt. Hans von NeustadtJohn StandingFather VereckerJudy GeesonPamela VereckerTreat WilliamsCapt. Harry ClarkLarry HagmanCol. Clarence E. PittsAlexei JawdokimovCorporal KuniskiRichard WrenHans AltmannMichael ByrneKarl HoferJoachim HansenSS-ObergruppenführerDenis LillChurchill's aideRick ParséE-Boat CommanderLéonie ThelenBrannaKeith BuckleyHauptmann GerickeTerence PlummerArthur SeymourTim BarlowGeorge Wilde (Publican)John BarrettLaker ArmsbyKate BinchyMrs. WildeMaurice RoëvesMaj. CorcoranDavid GilliamSgt. MurphyJeff ConawayFrazierAsa TeeterMajor Neuer's DriverRob ReeceCorporal BeckerJack McCullochMajor NeuerSiegfried RauchSgt. BrandtPatrick AllenNarrator (uncredited) (voice)Leigh DilleyWinston Churchill (uncredited)Jim DowdallGerman Commando (uncredited)Peter DukesGerman Soldier (uncredited)Harry FielderMotorbike Outrider (uncredited)Paul FinemoreDead Diver (uncredited)Anthony ForrestSgt. Hayley (uncredited)Patrick GinterPubgoer (uncredited)Walter HenryConstable (uncredited)Adolf HitlerSelf - Greets Mussolini After Rescue (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Nick HobbsSoldier Flying Out of Jeep (uncredited)Wolf KahlerSD Officer (uncredited)George LeechTraumer (uncredited)Roy MarsdenSturmbannführer Toberg, SS (uncredited)Ferdy MayneRadl's Doctor (uncredited)Peter MilesAdolf Hitler (uncredited)Benito MussoliniSelf - Rescued by Skorzeny (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Otto SkorzenySelf - Rescues Mussolini, Wears Binoculars (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Eddie StaceySoldier Flying Out of Jeep (uncredited)Malcolm TierneyHauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)Joachim von RibbentropSelf - Greets Mussolini and Hitler, Wears White Lapels (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Kent WilliamsMallory (uncredited)