Shadow of the Eagle (1950 film)

Shadow of the Eagle
Directed by	Sidney Salkow
Written by	Jacques Companéez (story) Doreen Montgomery Hagar Wilde
Produced by	Robert Garrett Anthony Havelock-Allan
Starring	Richard Greene Valentina Cortese Greta Gynt
Cinematography	Erwin Hillier
Edited by	Peter Graham Scott
Music by	Hans May
Production companies	Dario Sabatello Scalera Film Sparta Tuscania Valiant Films
Distributed by	Independent Film Distributors Scalera Film
Release date	11 September 1950
Running time	93 minutes
Countries	Italy United Kingdom
Language	English

Shadow of the Eagle is a 1950 British-Italian historical drama film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Richard Greene, Valentina Cortese and Greta Gynt. A separate Italian version The Rival of the Empress was released the following year.

It was shot partly at Teddington Studios. The film's art direction was by Wilfred Shingleton.

Synopsis

During the eighteenth century the Empress of Russia Catherine the Great sends her lover Count Alexei Orloff to kidnap her rival for the throne, the pretender Elizabeth, Princess Tarakanova, from Venice. However, Orloff ends up falling in love with the Princess.

Cast

• Richard Greene as Count Alexei Orloff
• Valentina Cortese as Elizabeth, Princess Tarakanova
• Greta Gynt as Countess Loradona Camponiello
• Binnie Barnes as Catherine - Empress of Russia
• Charles Goldner as General Korsakov
• Hugh French as Captain Sergei Nikolsky
• Walter Rilla as Prince Radziwill
• Dennis Vance as Vasska, Orloff's Aide
• William Tubbs as Boris
• Cippi Valli as Maid
• Dino Galvani as Russian Ambassador
• Ewan Roberts as Ship's Doctor
• A. De Leo as Polish Guard
• Gianantonio Porcheddu as Partisan

Bibliography

• Richards, Jeffrey. Swordsmen of the Screen: From Douglas Fairbanks to Michael York. Routledge, 2014.

External links

• Shadow of the Eagle at IMDb