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The Eagle Has Landed

All-action World War II adventure. A squad of German paratroopers is sent to England to kidnap Winston Churchill. Based on the bestseller by Jack Higgins.

All-action World War II adventure. On the morning of 6 November 1943, the military authorities in Berlin receive a simple message - 'The Eagle Has Landed'. In a daring kidnap attempt, a small force of crack German paratroopers are poised to snatch Winston Churchill and return with him to Germany. If they succeed in their mission, it could alter the course of the war. Who can stop them?

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Colonel SteinerMichael Caine
Liam DevlinDonald Sutherland
Colonel RadlRobert Duvall
MollyJenny Agutter
Captain ClarkTreat Williams
Colonel PittsLarry Hagman
DirectorJohn Sturges
ProducerJack Wiener
WriterTom Mankiewicz

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