The Eagle Has Landed
344 reviews
Adventure/Drama
2h 15m
1976
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...
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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.
- DirectorJohn Sturges
- Release24 December 1976
- Genre
- Duration2h 15m
- Budget$6,000,000
- Revenue?
- Rate344 reviews
- Productions
Associated General Films, ITC Entertainment
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

Michael Byrne
Karl

Joachim Hansen
SS-Obergruppenführer

Denis Lill
Churchill's aide

Rick Parsé
E-Boat Commander

Keith Buckley
Hauptmann Gericke

Tim Barlow
George Wilde (Publican)

John Barrett
Laker Armsby

Maurice Roëves
Major Corcoran

David Gilliam
Sgt. Murphy

Jeff Conaway
Frazier

Siegfried Rauch
Sgt. Brandt

Brian Blessed
Arthur Seymour (voice) (uncredited)

Patrick Allen
Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Anthony Forrest
Sgt. Hayley (uncredited)

Wolf Kahler
Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)

Roy Marsden
Sturmbannführer Toberg, SS (uncredited)

Ferdy Mayne
Radl's Doctor (uncredited)
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