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The Eagle Has Landed [Blu-ray]

Michael Caine (Actor), John Standing (Actor), John Sturges (Director) Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over Format: Blu-ray
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Genre Military & War/Drama
Format PAL, Anamorphic
Contributor Michael Caine, John Standing, Sven-Bertil Taube, Larry Hagman, Jean Marsh, Robert Duvall, John Sturges, Anthony Quayle, Judy Geeson, Donald Sutherland, Maurice Roeves, Donald Pleasence, Jenny Agutter See more
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 58 minutes

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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.

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 21.31 x 17.6 x 1.09 cm; 72 g
  • Manufacturer reference ‏ : ‎ 5037115244130
  • Director ‏ : ‎ John Sturges
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Anamorphic, PAL
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 58 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ 29 Oct. 2007
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Michael Caine, John Standing, Sven-Bertil Taube, Jenny Agutter, Maurice Roeves
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ ITV DVD
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000X0OQOS
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • غ Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Briiliant
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 December 2024
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    Love this film !!
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Thank u for yr help 💓 a
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 November 2024
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    Great John sturges film this is great entertainment lovely
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  • Mr. J. Fairchild
    5.0 out of 5 stars A good world war 2 romp
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 August 2024
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    Has anyone ever wondered what the Nazis would do if they ever tried to kidnap Winston Churchill at the high of the 2nd World War and try and bring back to Germany well this film answers that question starring Michael Caine as a German commander task with kidnapping the British prime minister and bringing him back to Germany This does have a Stella cast Michael Caine Robert Duvall Larry Hagman treat Williams Donald Sutherland if you like World War II epics then this film is for you
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  • BobH
    5.0 out of 5 stars 'Whatever else may be said, he was a fine soldier and a brave man.'
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 June 2013
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    This review of 'The Eagle Has Landed' deals with both the book (1975) by Jack Higgins and film (1976). Both are excellent examples of their genre. What, however, interests me is how and why they differ,
    Firstly, to consider the book which opens with 'Jack Higgins' coming across a mysterious gravestone in an English village - and also Arthur, alive and still his old aggressive self. The book pays great attention to detail, although there are some minor slips (e.g. 'Signal' was the SS Magazine and not a Wehrmacht production). Unlike the film about 2/3 of the book concentrates on events before the Germans land - my favourite part in both book and film. Scenarios switch effortlessly from Prinz Albrecht Strasse to the sleepy village of Studley Constable to the Birmingham underworld. Characters appear and disappear (perhaps to reappear in the last few pages). There are some villains in the cast but most appear as good men fighting a war for...... As Devlin remarks: 'Steiner was right. It's just a bloody senseless game after all and when it gets you by the ballocks it won't let go.' (P378 - all refs. to 1998 Penguin edition).The closing pages adds to the enigma with its impressive gesture towards reality. Just as when I read 'I Claudius' as I teenager I found it hard to distinguish fact from fiction. When you finish you may feel the itch to go back and reread certain scenes; just like an Agatha Christie scenes lead both towards and away from what the book presents as the truth.
    It is generally agreed that this film broke the post-war mould of the vicious automaton of the Wehrmacht as usually displayed in post war films (compare 'Where Eagles Dare' in 1969). In this respect, note the scenes where the Germans strip off their disguise ('From the looks of things I'd say we've taken up permanent residence here' (P.333)) and Steiner's farewell to his men, which bring a poignancy usually reserved for the 'good guys' / 'our boys'. Indeed, the book records an incident when the 'hostages are being released which sums this aspect up: 'The boy stared at him. "Why are you a German?" he demanded. "Why aren't you on our side?"'(P.340)
    Michael Caine's Steiner is more likeable than the book's original. Even so, in the book Himmler describes Steiner as: 'Gifted with high intelligence, courageous, ruthless, a brilliant soldier - and a romantic fool.' (P.76); Caine plays THAT man brilliantly. The film concentrates on the central quartet of Steiner, Radl, Devlin and Molly (all brilliantly played & ably supported by other leading players). The direction is tight, especially with the final carnage, and the screenplay, while swapping lines and scenes with such smoothness they seem right, grips the audience even more than the book.
    Now to deal with some of the differences, largely ignoring the screenwriter's (Tom Mankiewicz) justified insistence that the main problem is what to cut from the book. A clear example of this is Devlin's problems with obtaining equipment ( the Garvald episode) which proves to be crucial to the plot in the book but is completely omitted in the film. On the other hand, the omission of UnterSturmFuehrer (aka 2nd Lieutenant!) Preston is no great loss. I should add that the outcome for several of the characters differs between book and film - I'll say no more in case I spoil it.
    One early major difference between the two productions is that Joanne Grey (played by the delectable Jean Marsh in the film) is nearly seventy , perhaps beyond the flirtatious approach of Devlin in the film, and has far more reason to hate the British (PP 37-38). The same reason may explain the casting of Donald Sutherland as Liam Devlin (compare the description in the book PP 89-90) - amazingly Caine was originally considered for that part! It is not Steiner but Himmler who wants German uniforms retained under the camouflage (P. 83). Characteristics and incidents can be transformed or switched. For example, the dog-taming trick ('In the Middle Ages they'd have burned you.') in the book is not Devlin's but that of the pilot, Gericke (P. 141). One interesting change is the character of Colonel Shafto from the Custer-like figure of the book to the caricature played by Larry Hagman; was he too like the real life General George Patton for US audiences?
    In conclusion, I think I prefer the film (slightly) but then I know the film much better. So, as in other cases when the film is seen before the book is read, I hear Donald Pleasance as Himmler and the leading players as I read the words on the page. Do it the other way round and you'll be saying, "That's not right!" again and again. Anyway, I'm sure that neither book nor film would disappoint and personally I would give both 5 stars.
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  • rbmusicman/and/movie-fan'
    4.0 out of 5 stars THE PLOT TO KIDNAP WINSTON CHURCHILL
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 July 2020
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    Intended, under Hitler's directive as a feasibility study to see if Winston Churchill could indeed be captured, senior officer Canaris(Anthony Quayle)) passes the project onto Colonel (Oberst) Radl (Robert Duvall) to check out.
    When Radi learns that Churchill will be spending time in a Norfolk retreat just a few miles from the English east coast he begins to realise a real opportunity exists.
    The wheels are set in motion when Himmler (Donald Pleasence) hands Radi a letter of authorisation apparently signed by Hitler himself.
    Radi recruits a team which includes Liam Devlin (Donald Sutherland) an IRA member who is a lecturer at a Berlin University and has nothing but hate for the English Occupancy of his country, along with the much-decorated Colonel (Oberst) Kurt Steiner (Michael Caine) who with his team of paratroopers has carried out many a successful mission, Steiner will after studying the plan consult his men before agreeing.
    Devlin will go onto the Norfolk location ahead of Steiner's team to prepare the ground as it were.
    Steiner and his team will arrive in the Norfolk village close to where Churchill will be staying posing as Polish troopers who hope to join the allied war effort.
    They agree with the locals to conduct a military exercise in the Village, for the villagers a spectacle for the disguised Germans preparation.
    However, when a young girl falls into the weir a German trooper dives in to save her from certain death from the water-mill, he does but loses his own life in the process, but in doing so exposes the German uniform worn below his Polish one.
    Steiner has the villagers rounded up to avoid being exposed locking them up in the local church, however, the vicar's sister escapes and alerts a Unit of U.S Rangers stationed close by.
    Steiner only agreed to accept the task if he and his men if detected could go down fighting dressed in their own uniforms so if captured would not be treated as spies.
    The Rangers launch an assault, Steiner along with an injured soldier with Devlin who'd learnt of a secret passageway in the church escape in the hope of completing the mission to capture or if necessary kill Churchill.
    Will any of Steiner's team or indeed Devlin survive?
    The film with its front-line cast-list still worthy of a viewing, though in truth it does feel quite dated.
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  • Max
    5.0 out of 5 stars Surprised how much I enjoyed this
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 May 2024
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    Being a big fan of war movies, I have started to look for older films I have not watched for many years, this being one of them, as it was not showing for free on prime and I wanted the extended edition, I purchased this version, I knew it had a great cast and slightly unusual plot for a war movie, so I was not sure if it would be to dated, would I still enjoy it or just be disappointed, I am happy to say it still holds up as a very enjoyable movie, you have to accept that they won't have authentic German accents being mostly British and American. It certainly held my attention and I am more than happy to add it to my collection. Considering it's a British production it's actually quite impressive. The bonus features are also enjoyable, giving an insight into the films production and a revisit to the films village location which hasn't changed.
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  • mark
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good film
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 August 2024
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    Another war DVD to add to the collection
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  • Lynx shower gel
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good film
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 August 2024
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    Good film with great actors.
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  • Aaron Dark
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
    Reviewed in the United States on 20 December 2024
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    Awesome
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  • J. Tracey
    5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive WWII glamorized film
    Reviewed in Canada on 16 September 2021
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    There are hundreds of WWII movies out there. Some are factual, some fictional and some a combination of both with a very good story that you know could never happen. Why do we watch them? To escape from reality.

    This film is one of those movies that you know is not true but is a good way to spend a couple of hours.

    What more could you want: Michael Caine as a Nazi (following in the same line as other great British Actors who proceeded him: Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton for instance. Think Dirty Dozen: Caine is the Nazi version of Lee Marvin who has to assemble a team of misfits for the deed.

    A great story line (let's kidnap Winston Churchill and bring him to Berlin was actually not too far left of fiction as Hitler did approve an operation to assassinate Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt).

    Throw in a stellar cast including Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall, Anthony Quayle and Donald Pleasance (as Himmler) you have a very good movie.

    Again; not one out of the real history books but very entertaining.
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  • Erika Vallström 🦅♥️
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sommarfilmen nr 1.
    Reviewed in Sweden on 1 June 2023
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    Underbart rolig.. när Donald Sutherland blir utslängd genom Pub-fönstret och nöjt tittar ut över folkmassan runt omkring.

    Och de hoppar fallskärm .. också m.m.
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  • JW
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Eagle has landed - DVD
    Reviewed in France on 24 August 2020
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    Rien à dire
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  • Miguel Angel Jimenez Jimenez
    1.0 out of 5 stars No comprar en غ Estados Unidos
    Reviewed in Mexico on 19 April 2017
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    La película Blu-ray no viene en audio espańol ni si quiera subtitulada en espańol para que se ofrece películas a latino america si no viene en audio latino ni subtitulada
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