‘Brilliant’ struggle movie starring Michael Caine now on BBC | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

A struggle movie that includes a star-studded Hollywood solid and tailored from a Nineteen Seventies novel has been hailed by cinema fanatics as “authentic”, and it is presently accessible on BBC iPlayer. The Eagle Has Landed stars Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Donald Sutherland and Jean Marsh, and relies on Jack Higgins’ 1975 novel of the identical title.

The movie follows German intelligence officer Max Radl in 1943 as he devises a plan to abduct Winston Churchill throughout a go to to a small English village. Colonel Kurt Steiner (Caine) instructions a squad of disguised paratroopers, assisted by Irish operative Liam Devlin. The operation, initially continuing easily, is compromised when a soldier’s uniform is uncovered throughout a rescue try, alerting American forces.

Released in 1977, while the movie could not have impressed critics or secured any Academy Awards, it did ring a bell with struggle movie fanatics. Film rankings platform Rotten Tomatoes options quite a few constructive and destructive critiques, collectively contributing to the image’s 71% ranking.

One evaluation acknowledged: “Its a brilliant lazy afternoon war film packed with actors you recognise and a wonderful performance from Larry Hagman.” Another commented: “A Good cast makes way for a decent Second World War film.”

A 3rd wrote: “This is as much a thriller as a ‘war movie’. It has great characters, a wonderful soundtrack and has an authentic vibe throughout. Suspect negative reviews are from gamers. This film requires thought and attention to fully enjoy. The book is Higgins best and is a really enjoyable read.”

“A powerful beginning, great build-up, an interesting side-story to keep us interested and great finishing action sequences make for a World War II movie that is well worth seeing,” stated a fourth.

Another drew consideration to the stellar solid, commenting: “Michael Caine and Robert Duvall are two of my favorite actors of all time and yet somehow, Donald Sutherland totally steals the show. Awesome story out of the WW2 era. Not your typical boring war movie either.”

However, not each reviewer was gained over, with some discovering the movie a difficult watch. One viewer posted: “A missed opportunity for such a great cast. Many of the situations are hard to believe, especially the ones that had to do with personal relationships. I can’t express how women are portrayed in this movie.”

Another was scathing of their evaluation, writing: “A terrible 1970s bit of hokum with some excruciating performances (none more so than Donald Sutherland). It’s all so utterly pointless. For a decent 1970s World War II film try A Bridge Too Far.”

A 3rd remarked: “One of the weaker entries in the WWII-caper sub-genre. Michael Caine does give a great performance as the ‘noble Nazi’, but Donald Sutherland is downright painful to watch. He’s a pot o’ gold away from being a stereotypical Irish caricature.” One viewer quipped: “A great film to watch whilst drunk, only then does the plot make sense!”

The Eagle Has Landed is on the market on BBC iPlayer.

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