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The Eagle Has Landed

Year:
Duration:
135 min | Germany:125 min (25 fps) (TV version) | UK:145 min (25 fps) (extended version) | USA:123 min | USA:131 min (DVD version)
Genres:
Adventure | Drama | Thriller | War
IMDB rate:
6.9
Director:
John Sturges
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 1976-12-25
Filming Locations: Berkshire, England, UK
Earnings
Budget: $6,000,000
Gross: SEK 836,791 (Sweden) ( 1976)
Cast
Actor
Character
Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
The Eagle Has Landed
Michael Caine
Colonel Steiner
Donald Sutherland
Liam Devlin
Robert Duvall
Colonel Radl
Jenny Agutter
Molly
Anthony Quayle
Admiral Canaris
Jean Marsh
Joanna Grey
Sven-Bertil Taube
Captain von Neustadt
John Standing
Father Verecker
Treat Williams
Captain Clark
Larry Hagman
Colonel Pitts
Alexei Jawdokimov
Corporal Kuniski
Richard Wren
Michael Byrne
Karl
Joachim Hansen
SS-Obergruppenführer
Denis Lill
Rick Parsé
(as Rick Parse)
Léonie Thelen
(as Leonie Thelen)
Keith Buckley
Terence Plummer
(as Terry Plummer)
Tim Barlow
George Wilde (Publican)
John Barrett
Laker Armsby
Kate Binchy
Maurice Roëves
Maj. Corcoran
David Gilliam
Jeff Conaway
Frazier
Asa Teeter
Rob Reece
(as Robert G. Reece)
Jack McCulloch
Siegfried Rauch
Sgt. Brandt
Patrick Allen
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Leigh Dilley
Winston Churchill
Harry Fielder
Motorbike Outrider (uncredited)
Paul Finemore
Dead Diver (uncredited)
Anthony Forrest
Sgt. Hayley (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Himself - Greets Mussolini After Rescue (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wolf Kahler
Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)
George Leech
Traumer (uncredited)
Roy Marsden
Stormbandführer Toberg, SS
Ferdy Mayne
Radl's Doctor (uncredited)
Peter Miles
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Himself - Rescued by Skorzeny (archive footage) (uncredited)
Otto Skorzeny
Himself - Rescues Mussolini, Wears Binoculars (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Himself - Greets Mussolini and Hitler, Wears White Lapels (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kent Williams
Mallory (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
This is the final film directed by John Sturges.
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The mill with its dangerous waterwheel was an addition to the existing watermill structure, and was blown up in the assault scene. The original wheel was removed for the film to prevent a duplication but is still in use today for grinding. Many of the nearby shops, and the exterior of The Spy & Kettle pub, were simply facades - structures mocked-up for the film. Those tombstones used as cover by the soldiers were also reproductions and flexed slightly as the soldiers careered into them.
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All the German paratroopers (both officers and men) are seen wearing their medals on their field uniforms. This is something unique to the German Armed Forces of World War 2 as they wore their medals even on the battlefield as compared to Allied forces who generally did not.
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Goofs
In both the movie and novel, it is stated that Colonel Radl fought in the "Winter War". The "Winter War" is today normally used to describe the Soviet invasion of Finland of 1939-40, of which Germany had no official part in. In the novel, the same name "Winter War" is used to describe the German invasion of Russia, more specifically the winter campaign of 1941, early 1942. This MAY be the correct contemporary description of the German invasion-winter campaign, or it could be an overlook by the author of the novel which was in turn translated to the movie.
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In the original release, the automobile seen from the air during the opening is not the one in which Canaris arrives at HQ (different flag, different plates). A scene was deleted that shows that the first automobile is Himmler's.
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When Oberst Radl (Robert Duvall) visits Himmler (Donald Pleasance) for the first time, his service dress cap correctly carries a miniature Edelweiss symbol between the eagle and the cockade as he is a member of the Gebirgsjaeger (Mountain Troops). When he meets Steiner (Michael Caine) for the first time on Alderney, later in the film, this device is absent.
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Quotes
Colonel Kurt Steiner: You are going to jump in those clothes?
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Liam Devlin: The only time this plan makes any sense to me is when I'm drunk.
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Admiral Canaris: This operation could make the Charge of the Light Brigade look like a sensible military exercise!
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Faq
Q
What are the differences between the theatrical version and the Extended version of the movie?
A
Despite the fact that there are several different cuts going around of this movie (see alternate versions), an Extended version of this classic has been released in the UK on DVD. This version features six new scenes, like a new opening sequence with Donald Pleasence. In total there are more than 15 minutes of new material. A detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.
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Photos from cast
Donald Pleasence Judy Geeson
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