The Eagle Has Landed

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"The daring World War II plot that changed the course of history."
  • PG
  • 1976
  • 2 hr 15 min
  • 6.9  (22,345)
  • 61

The Eagle Has Landed is a war drama based on the Jack Higgins' novel of the same name. The main action in the movie focuses on a plot concocted by Adolf Hitler to have members of the German military forces kidnap the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and transport him directly to Germany. Although Hitler orders the head of German Military Intelligence to research whether or not this action is feasible, he transfers the orders to one of his underlings, thinking that it is too much a waste of his valuable time. Soon the plot to kidnap Churchill begins to take form, with an anti-Nazi officer placed in command of the special team to carry out the scheme which has the codename of "Eagle." After the Germans parachute into British territory using captured Allied markings, an officer manages to infiltrate a country house where Churchill is allegedly staying in Norfolk. But is the man they assume is Churchill and marked for murder the real prime minister or have the Allies gotten wind of their devious plot and worked to foil their kidnapping attempt?

The Eagle Has Landed
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The Eagle Has Landed is a war drama based on the Jack Higgins' novel of the same name. The main action in the movie focuses on a plot concocted by Adolf Hitler to have members of the German military forces kidnap the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and transport him directly to Germany. Although Hitler orders the head of German Military Intelligence to research whether or not this action is feasible, he transfers the orders to one of his underlings, thinking that it is too much a waste of his valuable time.

Soon the plot to kidnap Churchill begins to take form, with an anti-Nazi officer placed in command of the special team to carry out the scheme which has the codename of "Eagle." After the Germans parachute into British territory using captured Allied markings, an officer manages to infiltrate a country house where Churchill is allegedly staying in Norfolk. But is the man they assume is Churchill and marked for murder the real prime minister or have the Allies gotten wind of their devious plot and worked to foil their kidnapping attempt?

The Eagle Has Landed is a 1976 adventure movie with a runtime of 2 hours and 15 minutes. It has received moderate reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 6.9 and a MetaScore of 61.

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  • Release Date
    1976
  • MPAA Rating
    PG
  • Runtime
    2 hr 15 min
  • Language
    English
  • IMDB Rating
    6.9  (22,345)
  • Metascore
    61