In 1943 sixteen German paratroopers landed in England. In three days they nearly won the War.
Plot Summary
Oberst Steiner, a German parachute unit commander, is sent to England on a covert mission to kidnap...
Run Time
135 min, Germany:125 min (25 fps) (TV version), UK:145 min (25 fps) (extended version), USA:123 min, USA:131 min (DVD version)
Aspect Ratio
2.20 : 1
Genre
Adventure, War, Drama
Language
English, German, Polish
Keyword
Parachute, Winston Churchill, Magnifying Glass, Cigarette Smoking, Heinrich Himmler
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
Mono, 70 mm 6-Track, 4-Track Stereo
Colour
Black and White, Color
Special Genre
Spy Film
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
War Adventure, War Spy Film
Themes
Kidnapping
Tones
Tense, Visceral, Rousing
Has Detailed Data (New)
1, 2, 3
Wikipedia Text
The Eagle Has Landed is a 1976 film version of the novel The Eagle Has Landed by Jack Higgins. It was directed by John Sturges and starred Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland and Robert Duvall. It is Sturges' final film, and despite tension between Caine and Sturges, the film was quite successful upon its release and retained a cult following.
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