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The Eagle Has Landed

1976 · 135 min

A tense, old-fashioned war adventure with a doomed undercurrent, where a daring mission unfolds slowly and ends in sacrifice and irony.

Tagline
The daring World War II plot that changed the course of history.
Overview
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 Hitler.
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
adventure, drama, action, thriller, war
Directed by
John Sturges
Written by
Tom Mankiewicz
Starring
Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall, Jenny Agutter, Donald Pleasence, Anthony Quayle, Jean Marsh, Sven-Bertil Taube
Music
Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography
Anthony B. Richmond
Runtime
135 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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