The Eagle Has Landed

Based On the book by Jack Higgins

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 of the same name 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.

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Release date:

December 25, 1976

Director:

John Sturges

Cast:

Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Jenny Agutter, Donald Pleasence

Genre:

Drama, War, Spy

Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Year page:

1976 in adaptations