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The Eagle Has Landed (1976)

★ 6.9PG135 minDirector: John Sturges

1976 film by John Sturges

The Eagle Has Landed is a 1976 British war film directed by John Sturges, and starring Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland and Robert Duvall.

Based on the 1975 novel The Eagle Has Landed by Jack Higgins, the film is about a fictional German plot to kidnap Winston Churchill in the middle of the Second World War. The Eagle Has Landed was Sturges's final film, and was successful upon its release.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Eagle Has Landed about?
The Eagle Has Landed (1976) — 1943, The war is entering its final stages and Germany is teetering on the brink of defeat. An increasingly unhinged Hitler, orders a mission to have British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill kidnapped and brought to Germany. The plan seems ludicrous in the extreme, but a mess
Is The Eagle Has Landed based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Eagle Has Landed scary?
Content rating: PG. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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