
1943, The war is entering its final stages and Germany is teetering on the brink of defeat. An increasingly unhinged Hitler, orders a mission to have British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill kidnapped and brought to Germany. The plan seems ludicrous in the extreme, but a message sent from a German spy in the Norfolk countryside makes one German officer realize that such a mission may just be feasible.... (Full plot summary below)
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1943, The war is entering its final stages and Germany is teetering on the brink of defeat. An increasingly unhinged Hitler, orders a mission to have British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill kidnapped and brought to Germany. The plan seems ludicrous in the extreme, but a message sent from a German spy in the Norfolk countryside makes one German officer realize that such a mission may just be feasible.
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| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonCrafted with meticulous precision and infinite patience, the film unfolds like a good novel, with compelling exposition eventually giving way to thrilling action. |
| Three Movie BuffsScott NashA big name cast makes up for a few flaws. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzAn old-fashioned WW II adventure movie directed in a plodding and lethargic way by John Sturges. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatFilled with the kind of suprises and reversals which are at the nub of all good suspense stories. |
| User ReviewRory Fyfe SVery clever movie. Great acting. Great story. |
| User Reviewsoffitta1 XGood thriller with fab cast. If you like this watch eye of the needle |
| User Reviewkristan hNo remakes of this please! Top Class as is! |
| User ReviewBrian BI am part German. I havent finished it yet but so far I like it!!! |
| User ReviewPaul BAll time favourites and a favourite novel too. |
| User ReviewRichard BVery good but the idea of enemy troops infiltrating a quiet English village was, surely, pioneered in Went The Day Well? more than 30 years earlier. |