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[[Image: | {{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}} | ||
|name=The Eagle Has Landed | |||
|picture=The_Eagle_Has_Landed_poster.jpg | |||
|caption=''Theatrical Release Poster'' | |||
|country=[[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]]United Kingdom | |||
|director=[[John Sturges]] | |||
|date=December 25, 1976 | |||
|studio=ITC Entertainment | |||
|distributor=Columbia Pictures<br>CIC (UK) | |||
|character1=Oberst Kurt Steiner | |||
|actor1=[[Michael Caine]] | |||
|character2=Oberst Max Radl | |||
|actor2=[[Robert Duvall]] | |||
|character3=Liam Devlin | |||
|actor3=[[Donald Sutherland]] | |||
|character4=Molly Prior | |||
|actor4=[[Jenny Agutter]] | |||
|character5=Capt. Harry Clark | |||
|actor5=[[Treat Williams]] | |||
|character6=Col. Clarence E. Pitts | |||
|actor6=[[Larry Hagman]] | |||
|character7=Joanna Grey | |||
|actor7=[[Jean Marsh]] | |||
|character8=Heinrich Himmler | |||
|actor8=[[Donald Pleasence]] | |||
|character9=Lt. Frazier | |||
|actor9=[[Jeff Conaway]] | |||
|character10=Sergeant Major Brandt | |||
|actor10=[[Siegfried Rauch]] | |||
}} | |||
'''''The Eagle Has Landed''''' is a 1976 WWII thriller based on the Jack Higgins novel of the same name and stars [[Michael Caine]] as a German officer who is part of the German High Command's elaborate plan to capture Winston Churchill and bring him to Germany using what remained of a detachment of elite Paratroopers. | |||
'''''The Eagle Has Landed''''' is a 1976 WWII thriller based on the Jack Higgins novel of the same name and stars [[Michael Caine]] as a German officer who is part of the German High Command's elaborate plan to capture Winston Churchill and bring him to Germany using what remained of a detachment of elite Paratroopers. ''The Eagle Has Landed'' was director [[John Sturges]] forty-fifth, and last, movie. | |||
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== Colt Commander == | == Colt Commander == | ||
Colonel Pitts ([[Larry Hagman]]) carries a [[Colt Commander]] as his sidearm. He is seen with the pistol when he | Colonel Pitts ([[Larry Hagman]]) carries a [[Colt Commander]] as his sidearm. He is seen with the pistol when he searches Joanna's house. A Colt Commander is also seen briefly being used by a Ranger during the church battle. This was probably a stand-in for the regular Colt 45, the Colt Commander itself wasn't introduced on the market until after World War II. | ||
[[Image:ColtCombatCommander.jpg |thumb|none|300px|Colt Combat Commander - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:ColtCombatCommander.jpg |thumb|none|300px|Colt Combat Commander - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:TEHLColtcom.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Colonel Pitts ([[Larry Hagman]]) searches Joanna's house with his Colt Commander at the ready. The slide length is shorter than an M1911A1, but it doesn't have the typical "Commander"-style hammer.]] | [[Image:TEHLColtcom.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Colonel Pitts ([[Larry Hagman]]) searches Joanna's house with his Colt Commander at the ready. The slide length is shorter than an M1911A1, but it doesn't have the typical "Commander"-style hammer.]] | ||
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[[Image:TEHLS&WM102.jpg|thumb|601px|none|Joanna holds her [[Colt Official Police]] revolver.]] | [[Image:TEHLS&WM102.jpg|thumb|601px|none|Joanna holds her [[Colt Official Police]] revolver.]] | ||
== Webley Mk VI == | == Webley Mk. VI == | ||
Maj. Corcoran ([[Maurice Roëves]]) is seen with a [[Webley Mk VI]]. | Maj. Corcoran ([[Maurice Roëves]]) is seen with a [[Webley Mk VI]]. | ||
[[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk VI - .455 Webley]] | [[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley]] | ||
[[Image:TEHL 61.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Maj. Corcoran ([[Maurice Roëves]]) is seen with a [[Webley Mk VI]].]] | [[Image:TEHL 61.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Maj. Corcoran ([[Maurice Roëves]]) is seen with a [[Webley Mk VI]].]] | ||
=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
== Sten Mk II == | == Sten Mk. II == | ||
Oberst Kurt Steiner ([[Michael Caine]]) and his men from the 12th Fallschirmjaeger Abteilung all carry [[Sten Mk II]] submachine guns on the mission when they are disguised as Polish Paratroopers | Oberst Kurt Steiner ([[Michael Caine]]) and his men from the 12th Fallschirmjaeger Abteilung all carry [[Sten Mk II]] submachine guns on the mission when they are disguised as Polish Paratroopers. | ||
[[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk II | [[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten. Mk II - 9x19mm.]] | ||
[[Image:TEHLSten3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hauptmann Von Neustadt ([[Sven-Bertil Taube]]) and his Sten Mk II submachine gun disassembled and attached to his chest harness ready to parachute into the UK (All Steiner's men parachuted with their Sten guns in this way). ]] | [[Image:TEHLSten3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hauptmann Von Neustadt ([[Sven-Bertil Taube]]) and his Sten Mk. II submachine gun disassembled and attached to his chest harness ready to parachute into the UK (All Steiner's men parachuted with their Sten guns in this way). Note the two-finger salute. This was (and is) the actual Polish military salute.]] | ||
[[Image:TEHLSten.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Steiner ([[Michael Caine]]) stands outside the church with his Sten Mk II submachine gun]] | [[Image:TEHLSten.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Steiner ([[Michael Caine]]) stands outside the church with his Sten Mk. II submachine gun]] | ||
[[Image:TEHLSten7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Steiner ([[Michael Caine]]) and Sergeant Major Brandt ([[Siegfried Rauch]]) holding their Sten guns after firing at the approaching Rangers.]] | [[Image:TEHLSten7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Steiner ([[Michael Caine]]) and Sergeant Major Brandt ([[Siegfried Rauch]]) holding their Sten guns after firing at the approaching Rangers.]] | ||
[[Image:TEHLSten5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Steiner's men disguised as Polish Paratroopers firing at Army Rangers with their Sten Mk II's.]] | [[Image:TEHLSten5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Steiner's men disguised as Polish Paratroopers firing at Army Rangers with their Sten Mk. II's.]] | ||
[[Image:TEHLSten6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Brandt smashing out a church window with his Sten Mk II.]] | [[Image:TEHLSten6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Brandt smashing out a church window with his Sten Mk. II.]] | ||
== M3 "Grease Gun" == | == M3 "Grease Gun" == | ||
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== M2 Carbine == | == M2 Carbine == | ||
Colonel Pitts ([[Larry Hagman]]) and most of his Rangers, including Captain Clark ([[Treat Williams]]), are equipped with anachronistic [[M1 Carbine|M2 Carbine]]s fitted with curved 30 round magazines instead of the more historically accurate straight | Colonel Pitts ([[Larry Hagman]]) and most of his Rangers, including Captain Clark ([[Treat Williams]]), are equipped with anachronistic [[M1 Carbine|M2 Carbine]]s fitted with curved 30 round magazines instead of the more historically accurate straight 15 round magazines. Several of the Rangers' magazines are seen taped together "Jungle Style" for faster reloads. Neither the M1 nor M2 Carbine was ever issued this way (''en masse'') during WW2, but for production reasons this weapon replaced both the [[M1 Garand]] and the [[Thompson Submachine Gun]], which are mentioned in the book but not carried or shown in the movie. In the novel, the Germans were also equipped with the [[Bren Gun|Bren light machine gun]] but this did also not translate into the movie. | ||
[[Image:M2CarB1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M2 Carbine]] | [[Image:M2CarB1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M2 Carbine]] | ||
[[Image:TEHLM2c.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Colonel Pitts ([[Larry Hagman]]) prepares to load the anachronistic M2 Carbine.]] | [[Image:TEHLM2c.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Colonel Pitts ([[Larry Hagman]]) prepares to load the anachronistic M2 Carbine.]] | ||
[[Image:TEHL 19.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Pitts with the M2 Carbine. This is the only time the rifle is loaded with the historically accurate straight | [[Image:TEHL 19.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Pitts with the M2 Carbine. This is the only time the rifle is loaded with the historically accurate straight 15 round magazine.]] | ||
[[Image:TEHLM2c2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|An Army Ranger takes cover and returns fire at the German Paratroopers. It is fitted with an anachronistic curved 30 round magazine.]] | [[Image:TEHLM2c2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|An Army Ranger takes cover and returns fire at the German Paratroopers. It is fitted with an anachronistic curved 30 round magazine.]] | ||
[[Image:TEHLM2c3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|On the left, the Ranger sergeant is seen holding his M2 Carbine.]] | [[Image:TEHLM2c3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|On the left, the Ranger sergeant is seen holding his M2 Carbine.]] | ||
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[[Image:TEHLM2c6.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A Ranger fires his M2 Carbine on fully automatic upon entering the church.]] | [[Image:TEHLM2c6.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A Ranger fires his M2 Carbine on fully automatic upon entering the church.]] | ||
== | ==Karabiner 98k== | ||
Some [[Karabiner 98k]]s are used by German soldiers at the train station. | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[Image:TEHLMauser.jpg|thumb|none|601px|German soldiers | [[Image:TEHL 06.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A German soldier second from right marchs with his Kar98k.]] | ||
[[Image:TEHLMauser2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The soldiers holding their | |||
[[Image:TEHLMauser3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|German soldiers aiming their | == FN Mauser Mle. 1930 == | ||
Two German soldiers at the train station are seen carrying [[Mauser_Rifle_Series#FN_Mauser_Mle_1924|FN Model 1930]] rifles. | |||
[[Image:FNMauserM30.jpg|thumb|none|500px|FN Mauser Mle. 1930 short rifle - 7×57mm Mauser.]] | |||
[[Image:TEHLMauser.jpg|thumb|none|601px|German soldiers carrying FN Mausers greet Steiner at the train station.]] | |||
[[Image:TEHLMauser2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The soldiers holding their FN Mausers.]] | |||
[[Image:TEHLMauser3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|German soldiers aiming their FN Mauser at Steiners men during a confrontation. Note the straight bolts and the distinct "hump" of which the rear sight is mounted on.]] | |||
== FG 42 == | == FG 42 == | ||
At least two of Steiner's men are armed with [[FG 42]] rifles when they arrive at the train station. This is historically accurate as the FG 42 was designed for and used by paratroopers. | At least two of Steiner's men are armed with [[FG 42]] rifles when they arrive at the train station. This is historically accurate as the FG 42 was designed for and used by paratroopers. | ||
[[Image:FG421stPattern.jpg|thumb|none|600px|FG 42 with iron sights flipped up - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:FG421stPattern.jpg|thumb|none|600px|FG 42 with iron sights flipped up - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[Image:TEHL 71.jpg|thumb|none|601px|One of Steiner's Fallschirmjaeger is seen in | [[Image:TEHL 71.jpg|thumb|none|601px|One of Steiner's Fallschirmjaeger is seen in backstepping off the train with his weapon.]] | ||
[[Image:TEHL 07.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Steiner's Fallschirmjaeger can be seen holding a FG42 on the left.]] | [[Image:TEHL 07.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Steiner's Fallschirmjaeger can be seen holding a FG42 on the left.]] | ||
[[Image:TEHLFG42.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Sergeant Altmann (Richard Wren) of Steiner's Fallschirmjaeger can be seen holding a FG42 in the background. Note the magazine, which looks curved, as opposed to the straight magazines actually used by the FG 42.]] | [[Image:TEHLFG42.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Sergeant Altmann (Richard Wren) of Steiner's Fallschirmjaeger can be seen holding a FG42 in the background. Note the magazine, which looks curved, as opposed to the straight magazines actually used by the FG 42.]] | ||
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=Shotguns= | =Shotguns= | ||
== Double Barrel Shotgun == | == Double Barrel Shotgun == | ||
Liam Devlin ([[Donald Sutherland]]) acquires a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] along with a motorcycle when he takes up the post of | Liam Devlin ([[Donald Sutherland]]) acquires a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] along with a motorcycle when he takes up the post of gamekeeper at Studley Constable's stately home estate. The shotgun also is used by Molly Prior ([[Jenny Agutter]]). | ||
[[Image:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 Gauge.]] | [[Image:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 Gauge.]] | ||
[[Image:TEHLBDshotgun.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Devlin holds up his shotgun while being challenged to a fight by Arthur.]] | [[Image:TEHLBDshotgun.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Devlin holds up his shotgun while being challenged to a fight by Arthur.]] | ||
[[Image:AgutterShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Jenny Agutter as Molly Prior with a double barreled shotgun poses in a studio production pic]] | [[Image:AgutterShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Jenny Agutter as Molly Prior with a double-barreled shotgun poses in a studio production pic]] | ||
[[Image:EHL_1.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Molly Prior ([[Jenny Agutter]]) threatens Arthur with the shotgun.]] | [[Image:EHL_1.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Molly Prior ([[Jenny Agutter]]) threatens Arthur with the shotgun.]] | ||
[[Image:EHL_2.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Molly Prior ([[Jenny Agutter]]) fires both barrels.]] | [[Image:EHL_2.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Molly Prior ([[Jenny Agutter]]) fires both barrels.]] | ||
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== M2 Browning == | == M2 Browning == | ||
A [[Browning M2]] machine gun is seen mounted on | A [[Browning M2]] machine gun is seen mounted on an M3 Half-track and later being used during the assault on the church. | ||
[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]] | [[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]] | ||
[[Image:TEHLM250.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Browning M2 seen in the M3 Half-track armored vehicle.]] | [[Image:TEHLM250.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Browning M2 seen in the M3 Half-track armored vehicle.]] | ||
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==Oerlikon 20mm== | ==Oerlikon 20mm== | ||
[[Oerlikon 20mm Cannon]] seen mounted on a German boat. | [[Oerlikon 20mm Cannon]] seen mounted on a German boat. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:OerlikonTwin.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Twin Mark 4 Oerlikon L70 cannons in a Mark 24 mounting with Mark 14 Gyro Gunsight - 20x110mm RB.]] | ||
[[Image:TEHL 11.jpg|thumb|none|601px|[[Oerlikon 20mm Cannon]] seen mounted on a German boat.]] | [[Image:TEHL 11.jpg|thumb|none|601px|[[Oerlikon 20mm Cannon]] seen mounted on a German boat.]] | ||
==Bofors 40mm== | |||
A [[Bofors 40mm]] is briefly seen at the German naval base. | |||
[[Image:Bofors 40mm trailer.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Bofors 40mm L/60 AA gun in a wheeled trailer mounting - 40x311mmR]] | |||
[[Image:EaglesHasLanded-Bofors1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]] | |||
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The Eagle Has Landed is a 1976 WWII thriller based on the Jack Higgins novel of the same name and stars Michael Caine as a German officer who is part of the German High Command's elaborate plan to capture Winston Churchill and bring him to Germany using what remained of a detachment of elite Paratroopers. The Eagle Has Landed was director John Sturges forty-fifth, and last, movie.
The following weapons were used in the film The Eagle Has Landed:
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Handguns
Colt Commander
Colonel Pitts (Larry Hagman) carries a Colt Commander as his sidearm. He is seen with the pistol when he searches Joanna's house. A Colt Commander is also seen briefly being used by a Ranger during the church battle. This was probably a stand-in for the regular Colt 45, the Colt Commander itself wasn't introduced on the market until after World War II.
Luger P08
Sergeant Major Brandt (Siegfried Rauch) is seen with a Luger P08 pistol during a confrontation with regular German troops at the train station.
Walther P38
Carried by Steiner and his second-in-command Von Neustadt (Sven-Bertil Taube) sidearm is a Walther P38 pistol.
Walther PPK
Liam Devlin (Donald Sutherland) appears to carry a Walther PPK as a sidearm. The pistol is found by Arthur who shows it to Molly Prior (Jenny Agutter). Oberst Max Radl (Robert Duvall) is seen relinquishing his sidearm, a Walther PPK, when he is arrested by the Gestapo.
Colt Official Police
Joanna (Jean Marsh) is seen using what appears to be a Colt Official Police revolver.
Webley Mk. VI
Maj. Corcoran (Maurice Roëves) is seen with a Webley Mk VI.
Submachine Guns
Sten Mk. II
Oberst Kurt Steiner (Michael Caine) and his men from the 12th Fallschirmjaeger Abteilung all carry Sten Mk II submachine guns on the mission when they are disguised as Polish Paratroopers.
M3 "Grease Gun"
A Ranger is seen using a M3 "Grease Gun" during the assault on the church.
MP40
A German soldier at the train station is briefly seen carrying an MP40.
Rifles & Carbines
M2 Carbine
Colonel Pitts (Larry Hagman) and most of his Rangers, including Captain Clark (Treat Williams), are equipped with anachronistic M2 Carbines fitted with curved 30 round magazines instead of the more historically accurate straight 15 round magazines. Several of the Rangers' magazines are seen taped together "Jungle Style" for faster reloads. Neither the M1 nor M2 Carbine was ever issued this way (en masse) during WW2, but for production reasons this weapon replaced both the M1 Garand and the Thompson Submachine Gun, which are mentioned in the book but not carried or shown in the movie. In the novel, the Germans were also equipped with the Bren light machine gun but this did also not translate into the movie.
Karabiner 98k
Some Karabiner 98ks are used by German soldiers at the train station.
FN Mauser Mle. 1930
Two German soldiers at the train station are seen carrying FN Model 1930 rifles.
FG 42
At least two of Steiner's men are armed with FG 42 rifles when they arrive at the train station. This is historically accurate as the FG 42 was designed for and used by paratroopers.
Shotguns
Double Barrel Shotgun
Liam Devlin (Donald Sutherland) acquires a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun along with a motorcycle when he takes up the post of gamekeeper at Studley Constable's stately home estate. The shotgun also is used by Molly Prior (Jenny Agutter).
Machine Guns
MG34
MG34s are seen mounted in the sidecars of German motorcycles parked at the train station.
M2 Browning
A Browning M2 machine gun is seen mounted on an M3 Half-track and later being used during the assault on the church.
Other
M20B1 "Super Bazooka"
The Rangers use several anachronistic M20B1 "Super Bazookas" during their attempts to eliminate the Germans in the watermill and also take control of the church. The M20, and the lightened aluminum barreled M20B1 which appears here, was a substitute for the historically accurate M9 Bazooka and/or the M1A1Bazooka.
Mk 2 Hand Grenade
Colonel Pitts and several other Rangers are seen using Mk 2 hand grenade during their assault on the church.
Oerlikon 20mm
Oerlikon 20mm Cannon seen mounted on a German boat.
Bofors 40mm
A Bofors 40mm is briefly seen at the German naval base.
