THE EAGLE HAS LANDED – Decoded!

Cracking the Code of Spy Movies!

Kidnapping Winston Churchill during WW II is the plot of the 1976 movie, THE EAGLE HAS LANDED.

Yes, the plot sounds intriguing, but is it based on a true mission? We know about failed assassination attempts on Churchill, Hitler, and Mussolini. But what about a kidnapping?

Dan and Tom decode this fun spy movie. What works and what doesn’t in this movie?

They examine the following from THE EAGLE HAS LANDED:

· Is THE EAGLE HAS LANDED a spy movie?

· The stellar cast (Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, and Donald Sutherland are the stars)

· The Production value

· The Score (listen to find out who the composer was)

· What earlier movies may have influenced this movie

· The good about this movie

· The bad about this movie

· What stuntman ended up shooting himself – (you have to listen to realize this isn’t what these words appear to say)

· Who originally landed the lead role of Colonel Steiner?

· Parallels and differences to the movie INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

· And much more …

So, with this script, this cast, and the production team, THE EAGLE HAS LANDED must be a fantastic movie, right? Listen as Dan and Tom give you their thoughts.

Tell us what you think about the decoding of THE EAGLE HAS LANDED

Have you seen this movie? If not, does this decoding make you want to watch it? If you have seen it, what things that Dan and Tom talked about do you agree or disagree with? And, do YOU think it is a spy movie?

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