Fun, old fashioned World War II era thriller about a German plot to Kidnap Winston Churchill. Has a great cast of American and British character actors, including an over the top performance from Larry Hagman as a desk jockey officer who sees an opportunity to finally see some military action.

The Eagle has Landed is one of the movies I grew up with. Still it had been a while since I saw it, and up intil now I had only seen lousy VHS-recordings of it.

Seeing it on bluray on a big tv almost made it a new movie for me.

Sure it has some flaws, but to me it is a classic. It has a great cast, wish they still made a few WW2 movies like this.

Unabashedly old school World War 2 spectacular which makes a vaguely implausible plot work through some real conviction both in front of and behind the camera. Peppered with fine work from the cast (Donald Sutherland as an IRA agent, Robert Duvall as a hapless German planner, Jenny Agutter as the village tease, Larry Hagman as a frustrated officer) and a good bit of depth and grey shades, it's a hugely enjoyable Saturday afternoon movie.

I am a sucker for these big ensemble pictures. I don't know why but when ever the do a movie from the German point of view there is always a guy named "Steiner"? Anyhow, there is a kidnapping plot on Churchill, it fails to no surprise. The films title is probably more well known than the film itself. The film has some pacing problems in my opinion. In a film like this the paratroop assault is going to be the most exciting part, but the action is doesn't really sustain the film.

classic ,,,,takes u back to the world war.

Caine is the german officer sent to kill Churchill in this gripping ww2 action adventure which actually makes us root for the germans for once.

Fun, old fashioned World War II era thriller about a German plot to Kidnap Winston Churchill. Has a great cast of American and British character actors, including an over the top performance from Larry Hagman as a desk jockey officer who sees an opportunity to finally see some military action.

A notable cast helps make this somewhat above average WWII film worth watching, but it seems overly complicated and drags on a bit during the first half—perhaps because too much of the novel was shoehorned in. The most interesting aspect is that it is told from the Nazis point of view as they launch a plan to kidnap Churchill at the end of the war. It was the final film from director John Sturges, and though it’s more low key than his previous outings, his flair for action filmmaking is still on display.