| The Eagle | |
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| Directed by | Clarence Brown |
| Written by | Hans Kraly George Marion Jr. |
| Based on | Dubrovsky by Alexander Pushkin |
| Produced by | John W. Considine Jr. Joseph M. Schenck |
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| Edited by | Hal C. Kern |
| Music by | Michael Hoffman Carl Davis Lee Erwin |
Production company | Art Finance Corporation |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Eagle is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Clarence Brown and starring Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Bánky, and Louise Dresser.[1] Based on the posthumously published 1841 novel Dubrovsky by Alexander Pushkin,[2] the film is about a lieutenant in the Russian army who catches the eye of Czarina Catherine II. After he rejects her advances and flees, she puts out a warrant for his arrest, dead or alive. When he learns that his father has been persecuted and killed, he dons a black mask and becomes an outlaw. Black Eagle does not exist in the novel and was inspired by the performance of Douglas Fairbanks as Zorro in The Mark of Zorro.[3]
- ^ Hal Erickson (2012). "The Eagle (1925)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Eagle". silentera.com. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
- ^ Reid, John Howard. Silent Movies & Early Sound Films on DVD: New Expanded Edition. Lulu.com, 2011. ISBN 9780557433353 pp. 91-92