The Eagle

Directed by
Clarence Brown

Produced by
John W. Considine, Jr./Art Finance Corp.

Written by
Alexander Pushkin (story)
Hans Kraly (scenario)

Starring
Rudolph Valentino
Vilma Bánky
Louise Dresser
James A. Marcus
Carrie Clark Ward

Music by
In theatre

Cinematography
George Barnes
Dev Jennings

Distributed by
United Artists

Release date(s)
November 8, 1925 (U.S.)

Running time
80 minutes

Country
 United States

Language
silent
English intertitles

IMDb profile

The Eagle is a 1925 silent movie directed by Clarence Brown and starring Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Bánky, Louise Dresser and James A. Marcus. It was based on the story Dubrovsky by Alexander Pushkin.

Contents

• 1 Synopsis
• 2 Reception
• 3 See also
• 4 External links

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Synopsis

Vladimir Dubrovsky (Rudolph Valentino), a Cossack serving in the Russian army, comes to the notice of the Czarina (Louise Dresser) when he rescues Mascha (Vilma Bánky), a beautiful young lady, and her aunt trapped in a runaway stagecoach. He is delighted when the Czarina offers to make him a general but horrified when she tries to seduce him. He flees and the Czarina puts a price on his head.

Soon afterwards he receives a letter from his father informing him that the evil nobleman Kyrilla Troekouroff (James A. Marcus) has taken over his lands and is terrorizing the countryside. Hurrying home, Vladimir learns that his father has died. Vowing to avenge his father and help the victimized peasantry, he adopts a black mask and becomes the Black Eagle, a Robin Hood figure. Discovering that Kyrilla is Mascha’s father, he pretends to be her French tutor and becomes part of Kyrilla’s household. As Vladimir’s love for Mascha grows, he becomes more and more reluctant to continue seeking revenge against her father, and the two eventually flee the Troekouroff estate. Vladimir is captured by the Czarina’s men, but the Czarina, once determined to have him executed, has a last minute change of heart, and Vladimir and Mascha leave Russia for Paris under an alias.

Reception

Valentino’s previous few films had not been particularly well received, but The Eagle proved a strong comeback for him, getting good reviews from the critics, doing well at the box office and proving popular with both male and female fans. The Eagle is also notable in cinematic history for its famous extended tracking shot of the food laden table in the banquet scene.

See also

• List of United States comedy films

External links

• The Eagle at the Internet Movie Database

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Films directed by Clarence Brown

1920s

The Great Redeemer • The Last of the Mohicans • The Foolish Matrons • The Light in the Dark • Don’t Marry for Money • The Acquittal • The Signal Tower • Butterfly • The Eagle • The Goose Woman • Smouldering Fires • Flesh and the Devil • Kiki • A Woman of Affairs • The Trail of ‘98 • Navy Blues • Wonder of Women

1930s

Anna Christie • Romance • Inspiration • Possessed • A Free Soul • Emma • Letty Lynton • The Son-Daughter • Looking Forward • Night Flight • Sadie McKee • Chained • Ah, Wilderness! • Anna Karenina • Wife vs. Secretary • The Gorgeous Hussy • Conquest • Of Human Hearts • Idiot’s Delight • The Rains Came

1940s

Edison, the Man • Come Live with Me • They Met in Bombay • The Human Comedy • The White Cliffs of Dover • National Velvet • The Yearling • Song of Love • Intruder in the Dust

1950s

To Please a Lady • Angels in the Outfield • When in Rome • Plymouth Adventure

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Categories: 1925 films | Silent films | Black and white films | Films directed by Clarence Brown | American films | American silent films | Comedy films | Drama films | Romance films | Films based on Aleksandr Pushkin works