"The daring World War II plot that changed the course of history."

1976

2h 15m

6.6(364 votes)

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Drama

Action

Thriller

War

Overview

When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate in Norfolk, it hatches an audacious scheme to kidnap the prime minister and spirit him to Germany for enforced negotiations with Hitler.

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Cast & Crew

42 members

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Michael Caine

Col. Kurt Steiner

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Donald Sutherland

Liam Devlin

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Robert Duvall

Col. Max Radl

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Jenny Agutter

Molly Prior

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Donald Pleasence

Himmler

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Anthony Quayle

Admiral Canaris

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Jean Marsh

Joanna Grey

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Sven-Bertil Taube

Captain von Neustadt

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John Standing

Father Verecker

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Judy Geeson

Pamela

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Treat Williams

Captain Clark

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Larry Hagman

Colonel Pitts

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Alexei Jawdokimov

Corporal Kuniski

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Richard Wren

Hans Altmann

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Michael Byrne

Karl

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Joachim Hansen

SS-Obergruppenführer

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Denis Lill

Churchill's aide

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Rick Parsé

E-Boat Commander

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Léonie Thelen

Branna

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Keith Buckley

Hauptmann Gericke

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Terence Plummer

Arthur Seymour

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Tim Barlow

George Wilde (Publican)

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John Barrett

Laker Armsby

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Kate Binchy

Mrs. White

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Maurice Roëves

Major Corcoran

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David Gilliam

Sgt. Murphy

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Jeff Conaway

Frazier

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Asa Teeter

Major Neuer's Driver

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Rob Reece

Corporal Becker

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Jack McCulloch

Major Neuer

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Siegfried Rauch

Sgt. Brandt

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Brian Blessed

Arthur Seymour (voice) (uncredited)

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Patrick Allen

Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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Anthony Forrest

Sgt. Hayley (uncredited)

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Wolf Kahler

Hauptsturmführer Fleischer (uncredited)

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Roy Marsden

Sturmbannführer Toberg, SS (uncredited)

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George Leech

Traumer (uncredited)

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Ferdy Mayne

Radl's Doctor (uncredited)

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Kent Williams

Mallory (uncredited)

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Leigh Dilley

Winston Churchill / George Fowler (uncredited)

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Harry Fielder

Motorbike Outrider (uncredited)

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Walter Henry

Constable (uncredited)

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