Directed by:
John SturgesScreenplay:
Tom MankiewiczCinematography:
Anthony B. RichmondComposer:
Lalo SchifrinCast:
Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall, Jenny Agutter, Donald Pleasence, Anthony Quayle, Jean Marsh, Sven-Bertil Taube, Treat Williams, Judy Geeson (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Based on Jack Higgin's bestseller. A group of German Paratroopers are dropped over England. Their mission is to kidnap Winston Churchill. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Michael Caine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/119/164119074_392562.jpg)
Michael Caine
UK
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Inception (2010)
The Prestige (2006)
![Donald Sutherland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/777/166777518_da9e26.jpg)
Donald Sutherland
Canada
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Dark Secrets (1998) (video compilation)
Lord of War (2005)
JFK (1991)
![Robert Duvall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/896/165896602_bd81f9.jpg)
Robert Duvall
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
![Jenny Agutter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/469/162469969_7a250d.jpg)
Jenny Agutter
UK
Best movies:
The Avengers (2012)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Irina Palm (2006)
![Donald Pleasence](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/146/163146894_c79c65.jpg)
Donald Pleasence
UK
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)
Watch Out, We're Mad (1974)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
![Anthony Quayle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270241_095f08.jpg)
Anthony Quayle
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
![Jean Marsh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/708/163708628_26ef97.jpg)
Jean Marsh
UK
Best movies:
Cleopatra (1963)
Frenzy (1972)
The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003) (TV movie)
![Sven-Bertil Taube](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280752_abb842.jpg)
Sven-Bertil Taube
Sweden
Best movies:
Millennium (2010) (series)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End (2008)
![Treat Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/778/163778967_29f713.jpg)
Treat Williams
USA
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Hair (1979)
![Judy Geeson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/031/567/31567837_a4316d.jpg)
Judy Geeson
UK
Best movies:
To Sir, with Love (1967)
The Plague Dogs (1982)
The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
![Larry Hagman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270629_5a8fc8.jpg)
Larry Hagman
USA
Best movies:
Fail-Safe (1964)
The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
Superman (1978)
![Michael Byrne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/593/168593259_kg3dv7.jpg)
Michael Byrne
UK
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Braveheart (1995)
Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998) (TV movie)
![Joachim Hansen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274991_a6de5e.jpg)
Joachim Hansen
German Empire
Best movies:
The Old Gun (1975)
Anne of Green Gables (1985) (TV movie)
Und ewig singen die Wälder (1959)
John Barrett
UK
Best movies:
O Lucky Man! (1973)
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1975)
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
![Maurice Roëves](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619316_12d2da.jpg)
Maurice Roëves
UK
Best movies:
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
The Damned United (2009)
North and South (1985) (series)
![Jeff Conaway](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269087_58e26a.jpg)
Jeff Conaway
USA
Best movies:
Grease (1978)
Man on the Moon (1999)
Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999) (TV movie)
![Roy Marsden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/280/164280124_92425c.jpg)
Roy Marsden
UK
Best movies:
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
A Mind to Murder (1995) (TV movie)
The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
![Siegfried Rauch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/400/158400251_c94356.jpg)
Siegfried Rauch
German Empire
Best movies:
Patton (1970)
Le Mans (1971)
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
![Tim Barlow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281292_ce60d9.jpg)
Tim Barlow
UK
Best movies:
Gormenghast (2000) (series)
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Les Misérables (1998)
![Patrick Allen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/099/162099465_be005d.jpg)
Patrick Allen
Malawi
Best movies:
Threads (1984) (TV movie)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Never Take Candy from a Stranger (1960)