The Eagle Has Landed (DVD, 2007)

EnviroMedia (287835)
99.5% positive Feedback
Price:
£2.89
Free postage
Estimated delivery Tue, 8 Jul - Thu, 10 Jul
Returns:
60 days return. Buyer pays for return postage. If you use an eBay delivery label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Condition:
Good
John Sturges adaptation of Jack Higgins' semi-factual novel using an all-star cast. In 1943, a group of Nazi soldiers parachute into Norfolk and infiltrate a small village near the holiday retreat of Winston Churchill. Their plan is to assassinate the British Prime Minister but the villagers are not without initiative and, as their plans get protracted, they find themselves facing moral and practical dilemmas.

About this product

Product Information

A group of German Paratroopers are dropped over England. Their mission is to kidnap Winston Churchill.

Product Identifiers

EAN5037115004635
eBay Product ID (ePID)168206033

Product Key Features

ActorDonald Sutherland, John Standing, Maurice Roeves, Michael Caine, Sven-Bertil Taube, Larry Hagman, Jean Marsh, Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Anthony Quayle, Jenny Agutter, Judy Geeson
Film/TV TitleThe Eagle Has Landed
DirectorJohn Sturges
FormatDVD
Release Year2007
LanguageEnglish
GenreWar
Run Time118 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate15
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
ComposerLalo Schifrin
StuntsGerry Crampton
Art DirectorCharles Bishop
Special EffectsRoy Whybrow
Costume DesignerYvonne Blake
Set DesignerPeter James
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Consumer AdviceContains strong violence
Production DesignerPeter Murton
ReviewsNew York Times - ...A good old-fashioned adventure movie that is so stuffed with robust incidents and characters that you can relax and enjoy it....Refreshing..., Empire - Astonishing... This is a powerhouse picture
Additional InformationJohn Sturges's adaptation of Jack Higgins's best-selling suspense novel stars Michael Caine as Nazi Col. Kurt Steiner. 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 Der Fuhrer. Heinrich Himmler (Donald Pleasence) assigns Col. Max Radl (Robert Duvall) to mastermind the operaton. He enlists the aid of Steiner, who has been imprisoned for subordination and is awaiting sentence, by offering him a chance to save his life. Liam Devlin (Donald Sutherland), an IRA lifer who hates the British, also signs on for the mission. Steiner and his commando team parachute into the small village of Sudley disguised as Polish soldiers and appear to the populace to be paratroopers running through exercises. As they await the arrival of Churchill, one of the commandos rescues a boy from drowning in a nearby river, inadvertently revealing his Nazi colours in the process. Steiner realises that some changes will have to made in his timetable. THE EAGLE HAS LANDED is an enjoyable Alistair MacLean-like mission impossible, ably served by Sturges and a stellar cast.
ScreenwriterTom Mankiewicz
AuthorJohn C. Higgins
CinematographerPeter Allwork, Anthony Richmond
Movie/TV TitleThe Eagle Has Landed
EditorIrene Lamb, Anne V. Coates

All listings for this product

Buy it now
Any condition
New
Pre-owned

Ratings and reviews

5.0
8 product ratings
  • 8 users rated this 5 out of 5 stars
  • 0 users rated this 4 out of 5 stars
  • 0 users rated this 3 out of 5 stars
  • 0 users rated this 2 out of 5 stars
  • 0 users rated this 1 out of 5 stars

Good value

Entertaining

Engaging characters

Most relevant reviews

  • Film review

    I thoroughly enjoyed the film.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned

  • Well worth watching

    Great film, plausable plot, well acted and with a twist in the end. Everything one needs for a good night in,

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned

  • Good story

    Got to be one of the best war films ever made

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned

  • Great film Great dvd

    Great film Great dvd

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned

  • Very good film worth watching

    Very good film worth watching

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: New

  • Great

    Good films top deals

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned

  • Good film

    Good film

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned

  • Superb

    Superb

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned