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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyA good old-fashioned adventure movie that is so stuffed with robust incidents and characters that you can relax and enjoy it without worrying whether it actually happened or even whether it's plausible.
- 75TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineAnyone with even a modicum of history awareness knows that Churchill was never kidnaped--which destroys much of the film's suspense. Director Sturges, however, is an excellent craftsman and, with the help of a very good cast, manages to make the proceedings entertaining.
- 60EmpireIan NathanEmpireIan NathanMichael Caine as a Nazi and Donald Pleasance as Himmler...what more could you want?
- 50Time OutTime OutSturges turns in a tired study of Cherman and Oirish accents, and little else.
- 50Washington PostGary ArnoldWashington PostGary ArnoldEagle flops around trying to sustain a premise that defies suspenseful elaboration from the outset. No one with his wits about him believes the conspirators will succeed in capturing or shooting Churchill. More to the point, who would want them to? We're asked to suspend disbelief for the sake of a gimmick that not only insults common sense and general knowledge but also betrays old loyalties and convictions. [26 Mar 1977, p.B5]
- 40NewsweekNewsweekThe movie's only real attempts to drum up excitement involve gratuitous violence. [04 Apr 1977, p.73]