40
The movie's only real attempts to drum up excitement involve gratuitous violence. [04 Apr 1977, p.73]
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
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]
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Michael Caine as a Nazi and Donald Pleasance as Himmler...what more could you want?
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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.