Discover
John Sturges directed this taut adaptation of Jack Higgins' suspense novel about an attempted kidnapping of Winston Churchill by the German high command during World War II. When it is discovered that in November 1943 Winston Churchill is scheduled to spend a weekend in a country home in Norfolk, the Germans plan to kidnap him. Heinrich Himmler (Donald Pleasence), under orders from Hitler, assigns Nazi colonel Max Radl (Robert Duvall) the chore of sneaking the English-hating Irishman Liam Devlin (Donald Sutherland) into the British countryside and arranging for a 16-man task force to be parachuted into the English country town of Sudley Constable, under the auspices of Colonel Kurt Steiner (Michael Caine). The efficient planning works too well, and before long their exactingly perfect timetable begins to come apart.
Original Release
12/24/1976
US Release
04/02/1977
Links
Cast
Name | Character |
---|
Michael Caine | Col. Kurt Steiner |
Donald Sutherland | Liam Devlin |
Robert Duvall | Colonel Radl / Col. Max Radl |
Jenny Agutter | Molly Prior |
Donald Pleasence | Himmler / Heinrich Himmler |
Anthony Quayle | Admiral Canaris / Adm. Wilhelm Canaris |
Jean Marsh | Joanna Grey |
Sven-Bertil Taube | Captain von Neustadt / Capt. Hans von Neustadt |
John Standing | Father Verecker |
Judy Geeson | Pamela / Pamela Verecker |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
---|
Michael Caine | Col. Kurt Steiner |
Donald Sutherland | Liam Devlin |
Robert Duvall | Colonel Radl / Col. Max Radl |
Jenny Agutter | Molly Prior |
Donald Pleasence | Himmler / Heinrich Himmler |
Anthony Quayle | Admiral Canaris / Adm. Wilhelm Canaris |
Jean Marsh | Joanna Grey |
Sven-Bertil Taube | Captain von Neustadt / Capt. Hans von Neustadt |
John Standing | Father Verecker |
Judy Geeson | Pamela / Pamela Verecker |
Larry Hagman | Colonel Pitts / Col. Clarence E. Pitts |
Alexei Jawdokimov | Corporal Kuniski |
Richard Wren | Hans Altmann |
Michael Byrne | Karl / Karl Hofer |
Joachim Hansen | SS-Obergruppenführer |
Denis Lill | Churchill's aide |
Rick Parsé | E-Boat Commander |
Léonie Thelen | Branna |
Keith Buckley | Hauptmann Gericke |
Terence Plummer | Arthur Seymour |
Producers
Name | Role |
---|
David Niven Jr. | Producer |
Jack Wiener | Producer |