Shadow of the Eagle (1950 film)
Appearance
Shadow of the Eagle | |
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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 |
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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.[1] 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
References
- ^ Richards p.140
Bibliography
- Richards, Jeffrey. Swordsmen of the Screen: From Douglas Fairbanks to Michael York. Routledge, 2014.
External links
Categories:
- 1950 films
- British films
- British drama films
- 1950s drama films
- 1950s historical films
- Italian historical films
- Italian drama films
- English-language films
- Italian films
- Films directed by Sidney Salkow
- Films set in Russia
- Films set in Venice
- Films set in the 18th century
- Films about Catherine the Great
- Films shot at Teddington Studios
- Multilingual films
- 1950s British film stubs