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starring: Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall, Jenny Agutter, Donald Pleasencedirected by: John Sturges
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302529449
Format: Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
ISBN: 6302529441
Label: Live / Artisan
Manufacturer: Live / Artisan
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Live / Artisan
Release Date: May 25, 1999
Running Time: 134 minutes
Sales Rank: 8389
Studio: Live / Artisan
Theatrical Release Date: 1976
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
This 1976 adventure story set in World War II concerns a Nazi plot to kidnap Churchill from his retreat--or murder him if need be. The large, great cast and a director, John Sturges, who's been down this road of ensemble action before (The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape) make this project exciting if not as memorable as Sturges's more famous works. The weak ending doesn't help. -- Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great WWII Thriller
This movie is based on a great book by Jack Higgins.It really follows the book very well and the actors in the movie are believable in their roles. I highly recommend this movie and/or the same named book!
Rating: - Sturges' last film- a winner!!
This film marked the last film John Sturges directed but at least he bowed out with a good one, a WWII thriller by John Higgins with a steller cast led by Michael Caine as a disgraced Nazi officer who is recruited by Robert Duvall as Colonel Radl to parachute into England and assasinate Winston Churchill. Caine is assisted by Donald Sutherland as an IRA sympathizer Devlin and Jean Marsh as Mrs Miles, a disaffected Afrikanner who has switched allegiances. The rest of the cast is also excellent with ... Read More
Rating:  - Good Cast Good Story
I watched this movie a long time ago and brought it out of my collection recently. I must say that it holds up very well. The casting is just perfect and Jack Higgins story is really entertaining. Michael Caine and Robert Duvall are both perfect for their parts and really chew up the scenes. Another stand out in a small role is Larry Hagman. This movie has plenty of intrique and action.
Rating: - An excellent war film
This is a great movie. I remember it as one of the first videos I ever watched.
In this movie a series of unconnected or coincidental events makes it possible for the Germans to kidnap Winston Churchill while he is near the coast. This movie has everything: espionage, drama, courage, romance, even humor. Well worth the time!
Rating: - Say what?
The elements are all there--a film based on a famous novel, great cast, good direction, good production values, nice location shooting. Then, smack dab in the middle of an espionage/adventure story is what was probably an unintentionally-comic performance by Larry Hagman. This dvd has been bubbling to the top of many sale bins. It's worth watching and it does hold your attention, even though the story is a tad preposterous and there are too many genre twists and turns. At several points you will ... Read More
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