Top billed cast

1. 

   Michael Caine

   Col. Kurt Steiner

2. 

   Donald Sutherland

   Liam Devlin

3. 

   Robert Duvall

   Col. Max Radl

4. 

   Jenny Agutter

   Molly Prior

5. 

   Donald Pleasence

   Himmler

6. 

   Anthony Quayle

   Admiral Canaris

7. 

   Jean Marsh

   Joanna Grey

8. 

   Sven-Bertil Taube

   Captain von Neustadt

9. 

   John Standing

   Father Verecker

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on 2021-01-03

_**Unconventional WW2 flick from 1977**_

Michael Caine is outstanding as Colonel Steiner, an untamed German paratroop commander, who's covert mission is to go to Britain and kidnap Winston Churchill whilst on a retreat. The Germans are helped by Irishman Liam Devlin, played by Donald Sutherland, who essentially paves the way for their operation at a coastal hamlet (shot in Cornwall and Berkshire, England). Jenny Agutter plays Devlin's near-jailbait romantic interest in the quaint village, while Larry Hagman and Treat Williams play American officers, the former foolishly gung-ho. Robert Duva...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$6,000,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• based on novel or book
• nazi
• england
• world war ii
• benito mussolini
• british politics
• eye patch
• norfolk
• 1940s
• winston churchill
• alderney