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The Eagle Has Landed (1977)

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5 Jun 16th, 2007 

6 Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful

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A great film, with great performances .

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The action is directed near the end of the film .

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The Eagle Has Landed (1977)

It is 1943, and Mussillini has just been rescued from a mountain top prison in Italy by a daring German commando raid. Now Hitler wants Winston Churchill kidnapped. From the pen of Jack Higgins, the film puts you straight into the depths of Nazi Germany and the story of how Colonel Kurt Steiner (MIchael Caine), Liam Delvin (Donald Sutherland) and 15 German paratroopers desend into the quiet English countryside to carry out their do or die mission.

The acting performances are first class with Robert Duval as Colonel Max Radl, a battle scarred survivor of the Russian Front that is now the brains behind the mission. A young Jenny Agutter, who provides the love interest for Donald Sutherland as a young nieve country girl.
There is a classic casting of Larry Hagman as Colonel Pitts and his fellow American officer, Captain Clarke, played by Treat Williams.

All in all, this is a great film, providing the viewer with thrills, action, interigue and even a small love interest.

This has to be one of my favourite films ever! 

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Soho_Black 21.01.2009 12:17

Re-rated based on Ciao's insistence that such reviews are no longer considered "Off Topic"

Soho_Black 13.07.2007 13:44

I see you've posted this as a DVD review, but you've not mentioned the DVD. Are there any extras? If so, what are they and are they any good? If you add to this, or if you change it to be posted as a "Film Only" review, which can be done by accessing "edit review" above the review and changing the drop down menu under the "Which format are you reviewing?" question at the bottom, please let me know and I'll re-rate.

christianfilmcritic 17.06.2007 18:34

Not quite my favourite war film but it's definitely up there in the top ten for me.

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Advantages: good WWII action movie
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