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 (1)
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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)
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Michael Caine
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