The Eagle Has Landed

original title:
The Eagle Has Landed
other titles:
(Der Adler ist gelandet)
country / year of production:
Great Britain / 1976 (x)
original length:
135 min. , color
premiere:
S: 25 December 1976
genre:
adventure
based on:
Jack Higgins. The Eagle Has Landed. London: Collins, 1975.
director:
John Sturges
film script:
Jack Higgins , Tom Mankiewicz
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cast (role):
Michael Caine , Donald Sutherland , Robert Duvall
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plot synopsis:
Sixteen German paratroopers landed in England during World War II in 1943. In only three days they nearly won the war.

Oberst Steiner, a German commander, is sent to England to kidnap Prime Minister Winston Churchill and bring him to Berlin. First the mission seems to be impossible, but as soon as his troops arrive in England things start to change.
keywords:
espionage , authenticity , secret service , paratroopers
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
remarks:
The final film directed by John Sturges.
availability:
VHS NTSC, DVD