The Eagle Has Landed 47 years old

The daring World War II plot that changed the course of history.

The Eagle Has Landed

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.

Credits

The Eagle Has Landed Cast

Name Character
Robert Duvall He was 46, now 93 years old as Col. Max Radl
Donald Sutherland He was 41, now 89 years old as Liam Devlin
Michael Caine He was 44, now 91 years old as Col. Kurt Steiner
Donald Pleasence He was 57, 75 years old when he died as Himmler
Treat Williams He was 25, now 72 years old as Captain Clark
Anthony Quayle He was 63, 76 years old when he died as Admiral Canaris
Larry Hagman He was 45, 81 years old when he died as Colonel Pitts
Judy Geeson She was 28, now 76 years old as Pamela
Jenny Agutter She was 24, now 71 years old as Molly Prior
John Standing He was 42, now 90 years old as Father Verecker
Jean Marsh She was 42, now 90 years old as Joanna Grey
Sven-Bertil Taube He was 42, now 89 years old as Captain von Neustadt
Michael Byrne He was 33, now 81 years old as Karl
Jeff Conaway He was 26, 60 years old when he died as Frazier
Maurice Roëves He was 40, now 87 years old as Major Corcoran
Alexei Jawdokimov as Corporal Kuniski
Tim Barlow He was 41, now 88 years old
David Gilliam
Joachim Hansen He was 46, 77 years old when he died as SS-Obergruppenführer

The Eagle Has Landed Crew

Name Department
Irene Lamb as Casting. Production
Robin Gregory as Sound Recordist. He was 41 (68) years old when He died Sound
Jack Wiener as Producer. Production
Anne V. Coates as Editor. She was 51 (92) years old when She died Editing
Peter Murton as Production Design. He was 53 (85) years old when He died Art
Anthony B. Richmond as Director of Photography. He was 34 (now 82) years old Camera
John Sturges as Director. He was 67 (82) years old when He died Directing
Jack Higgins as Novel. He was 12 (now 35) years old Writing
David Niven, Jr. as Producer. He was 34 (now 81) years old Production
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The Eagle Has Landed (47 years)

The daring World War II plot that changed the course of history.

  • Release day: Friday, December 24, 1976
  • Runtime: 135 minutes
  • Budget: 6000000.00