The Eagle (film)

Infobox_Film
name = The Eagle
imdb_id = 0015772
producer = John W. Considine, Jr./Art Finance Corp.
director = Clarence Brown
writer = Alexander Pushkin (story)
Hans Kraly (scenario)
starring = Rudolph Valentino
Vilma Bánky
Louise Dresser
James A. Marcus
Carrie Clark Ward
music = In theatre
cinematography = George Barnes
Dev Jennings
distributor = United Artists
released = November 8, 1925 (U.S.)
runtime = 80 minutes
language = silent
English intertitles
country = USA

"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.

ynopsis

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.

ee also

*List of United States comedy films

External links

*imdb title | id=0015772 | title=The Eagle