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An example occurs in the film The Eagle Has Landed: an Irish secret agent working for the Nazis replies to a German general speaking of Germany's shortly winning World War II, "Pigs may fly, General, but I doubt it!" Later, when the Irishman sees German soldiers parachuting before an attack, he says to himself, "Mother of God!
The Eagle Has Landed is a 1976 British war film directed by John Sturges, and starring Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland and Robert Duvall. Based on the 1975 novel The Eagle Has Landed by Jack Higgins , the film is about a fictional German plot to kidnap Winston Churchill in the middle of the Second World War .
The words inscribed on the centurion's safety harness, 'Licat volare si super tergum aquila volat', translates as "A man can fly where he will, if he rides on the back of an eagle". This proverb was derived from an ancient Greek story, where one day, the gods decided to elect the noblest bird of all by having them race to the top of Mount Olympus .
His novel The Eagle Has Landed (1975) sold more than 50 million copies [1] and was adapted into a successful 1976 movie of the same title. [2] Some of his other notable books are A Prayer for the Dying (1973), The Eagle Has Flown (1991), Thunder Point (1993), Angel of Death (1995), Flight of Eagles (1998), and Day of Reckoning (2000). [1]
In her work, Dr. Latimer has seen the power of this phrase to begin a healing process because it recognizes the adult child's lived experience and feelings. 3. "You deserved more than I knew how ...
The Eagle Has Landed is a book by British writer Jack Higgins, set during World War II and first published in 1975. [1] It was quickly adapted into a British film of the same name , released in 1976.
The Eagle Has Landed (novel) Studley Constable is a village in Norfolk where German soldiers attempt to kidnap Winston Churchill. T ; Tacticum Terry Pratchett: Discworld: Tacticum is an abandoned fortress city in the Klatchian desert after General Tacticus. The city was left by the inhabitants when the wind changed and it no longer rained ...
The Eagle Has Landed may refer to: The Eagle Has Landed, 1975 novel by Jack Higgins The Eagle Has Landed, 1976 film based on the novel; The Eagle Has Landed, 1982 album by the band Saxon The Eagle Has Landed, 1983 song by the band Saxon on Power & the Glory; The Eagle Has Landed – Part II, 1996 album by the band Saxon