Eagles Over London (1969)
3.0 of 5 from 52 ratings
1h 48min
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- Synopsis:
Never before has WWII been depicted with such savage glory. Never before has the futility of the battlefield seemed so exciting as in Eagles Over London. An explosive action adventure that blows any other war movie to pieces and takes no prisoners. Directed by Enzo G. Castellan, creator of the original Inglorious Bastards, and a direct influence on Quentin Tarantino, Eagles Over London is one of the most famous examples of Macaroni Combat war-sploitation. The British Army is retreating from the blood-drenched beaches of Dunkirk. But during the desperate evacuation, an elite commando squad of German SS spies infiltrates one of the troops. Posing as allies their mission is to destroy the entire radar detection system across the English coast and aid a planned bombing of London. As the deadly Luftwaffe appear upon the horizon and sirens blister the air, The Battle Of Britain begins. They must be stopped, history depends on it and guts will be spilled. - Actors:
- Frederick Stafford, Van Johnson, Francisco Rabal, Ida Galli, Luigi Pistilli, Renzo Palmer, Luis Dávila, Christian Hay, Jacques Berthier, Teresa Gimpera, George Rigaud, Eduardo Fajardo, Ugo Adinolfi, Umberto Di Grazia, Ricardo Valle
- Directors:
- Enzo G. Castellari
- Writers:
- Tito Carpi, Vincenzo Flamini
- Aka:
- La battaglia d'Inghilterra
- Studio:
- Optimum
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics
- Collections:
- Drama Films & TV, WWII Films: The Battle of Britain & In the Air
- Countries:
- Italy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- Not released
- Run Time:
- 110 minutes
- Languages:
- English, Italian
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
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Reviews (1) of Eagles Over London
Dubbed Italian WWII movie with some decent action scenes - Eagles Over London review by PV
When I saw this was an Italian film about German Nazi spies in Britain 1940, I feared the worst.
However, despite some dodgy dubbing, it is all in wonderful technicolour, with some decent action scenes and explosions, and a plot which makes sense though it is fiction - all based on spies trying to sabotage RADAR during after after the 1940 Battle of Britain.
Real footage of WWII is intercut Ed-Wood-Style with newer flying scenes - some obviously filmed in a studio and some featuring model planes crashing into the see. Some showroom dummies are also blown up! Italian special effects but not bad for 1969.
I enjoyed it. The context of the Battle of Britain and the Blitz work, though maybe the 2 main characters look too alike and some 'British' and 'German' soldiers look rather too Italian...
So 4 stars.
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