The Black Eagle

The Black Eagle
Film poster
Directed by	Riccardo Freda
Screenplay by	Riccardo Freda Mario Monicelli Steno Bracio Agoletti[1]
Story by	Riccardo Freda[1]
Based on	Dubrovsky by Alexander Pushkin
Produced by	Nino Angioletti[1]
Starring	Rossano Brazzi Irasema Dilián Gino Cervi Rina Morelli
Cinematography	Rodolfo Lombardi[1]
Edited by	Otelo Colangeli[1]
Music by	Franco Casavola[1]
Production company	Cinematografica Distributori Indepdendenti[1]
Distributed by	Cinematografica Distributori Indepdendenti
Release date	21 September 1946 (1946-09-21) (Italy)
Running time	108 minutes[1]
Country	Italy[1]
Box office	₤195 million

The Black Eagle (Italian: Aquila nera) is a 1946 Italian historical adventure drama film directed by Riccardo Freda and starring Rossano Brazzi, Irasema Dilián and Gino Cervi. It was released as Return of the Black Eagle in the United States. The film is based on the unfinished 1832 Russian novel Dubrovsky by Alexander Pushkin^[2] (1799–1837). It was followed by a 1951 sequel Revenge of the Black Eagle, also directed by Freda.