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The Eagle Has Landed

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United Kingdom · 1976
Rated PG · 2h 15m
Director John Sturges
Starring Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall, Jenny Agutter
Genre Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War

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 Adolf Hitler.

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40

Newsweek by

The movie's only real attempts to drum up excitement involve gratuitous violence. [04 Apr 1977, p.73]

50

Washington Post by Gary Arnold

Eagle flops around trying to sustain a premise that defies suspenseful elaboration from the outset. No one with his wits about him believes the conspirators will succeed in capturing or shooting Churchill. More to the point, who would want them to? We're asked to suspend disbelief for the sake of a gimmick that not only insults common sense and general knowledge but also betrays old loyalties and convictions. [26 Mar 1977, p.B5]

80

The New York Times by Vincent Canby

A good old-fashioned adventure movie that is so stuffed with robust incidents and characters that you can relax and enjoy it without worrying whether it actually happened or even whether it's plausible.

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