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1. Colonel Max Radl (Robert Duvall) was tasked with investigating the possibility of kidnapping Churchill, and he discovered that the seemingly far-fetched plan might be possible. It turned out that Churchill would soon be visiting an estate near a stretch of isolated coastline in Norfolk, England. What other factor was there in favor of the plan?
2. After Admiral Canaris told Colonel Radl to scrap the plans for the kidnapping, who provided Radl with a signed letter from Hitler authorizing the operation?
3. To lead the operation, Colonel Radl selected a highly-decorated but disgraced German officer, Colonel Kurt Steiner (Michael Caine) who was currently serving in a penal unit on the channel island of Alderney. What had Steiner done to get himself in trouble?
4. Another of Colonel Radl's recruits was an Irish professor who was working in Berlin, Liam Devlin (Donald Sutherland). Devlin's purpose on the mission was to be an undercover operative to help get the Germans in place in the village. What unusual skill did Devlin have that ended up saving his life?
5. For their mission, Liam Devlin and the Germans were parachuting into Britain. Devlin wore his civilian clothes; how were the Germans disguised?
6. Liam Devlin became romantically involved with a young woman in the village, Molly Prior (Jenny Agutter). While not supporting Devlin's mission, what did Molly do to protect him?
7. The Germans' disguise was revealed after one of the troops was killed while rescuing a village child. What type of equipment was the cause of the German's death?
8. After the Germans had rounded up the villagers in the church, the vicar's sister (Judy Geeson) escaped and went to alert authorities about the Germans. Who shot and wounded her and later killed the blustery American Colonel Pitts (Larry Hagman)?
9. Colonel Radl (Robert Duvall) had been waiting on Alderney for news of the mission. When he was notified that the mission had failed, he sent his second-in-command back to Germany. What then happened to Radl?
10. At the end of the film, Colonel Steiner (Michael Caine) was killed by an allied officer. What did Steiner believe he had accomplished right before his death?
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