

The Eagle Has Landed
The daring World War II plot that changed the course of history.
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.
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- Released
- Budget
- $6M
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- Language
- English
- based on novel or book
- nazi
- england
- world war ii
- benito mussolini
- british politics
- eye patch
- norfolk
- 1940s
- winston churchill
- alderney
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG2 Apr 1977
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1531 Mar 1977
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG1 Nov 1977
BrazilBR
- Physical14Nordeste Dist. mj.gov.br11 Sept 2007
FinlandFI
- Theatrical25 Dec 1976
FranceFR
- TheatricalU26 Jan 1977
- TVArte15 Sept 2025
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1624 Dec 1976
GreeceGR
- TheatricalPG24 Dec 1976
IrelandIE
- Theatrical156 May 1977
PortugalPT
- TheatricalM/1218 Nov 1977
SwedenSE
- Theatrical1524 Dec 1976
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The Eagle Has Landed was released on 24 December 1976.
Audience reviews
2- W7/10
Wuchak
1/3/2021
_**Unconventional WW2 flick from 1977**_ Michael Caine is outstanding as Colonel Steiner, an untamed German paratroop commander, who's covert mission is to go to Britain and kidnap Winston Churchill whilst on a retreat. The Germans are helped by Irishman Liam Devlin, played by Donald Sutherland, who essentially paves the way for their operation at a coastal hamlet (shot in Cornwall and Berkshire, England). Jenny A…
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
7/15/2024
Following an animated staff meeting with Hitler, there's a suggestion put forward that the Nazis try to kidnap Winston Churchill. Spymaster Admiral Canaris (Anthony Quayle) thinks it's a dangerous idea, but Himmler (Donald Pleasence) wants it investigated. To that end, the admiral recruits "Radl" (Robert Duvall) to find a man who might be able to lead a team to get the job done. We've already met "Col. Steiner" (Mich…
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