Shadow of the Eagle (1950 film)
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.[2] A separate Italian version The Rival of the Empress was released the following year.
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| Directed by | Sidney Salkow |
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| Cinematography | Erwin Hillier |
| Edited by | Peter Graham Scott |
| Music by | Hans May |
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Release date | 11 September 1950 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | £128,500[1] |
| Box office | £55,000[1] |
It was shot partly at Teddington Studios and partly on location in Italy. The film's art direction was by Wilfred Shingleton.
It was produced by Tony Havelock Allen who made it through his new company, Constellation Films. He said the movie "looked nice, had beautiful sets, but again I wasn’t pleased with it."[3]
Plot edit
During the 18th 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 edit
- 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
See also edit
- Princess Tarakanova (1910)
- Tarakanova (1930)
- Princess Tarakanova (1938)
- The Rival of the Empress (1951)
References edit
- ^ a b Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 102. Income is producer's share of receipts.
- ^ Richards p.140
- ^ McFarlane, Brian (1997). An autobiography of British cinema : as told by the filmmakers and actors who made it. Metheun. p. 293.
Bibliography edit
- Richards, Jeffrey. Swordsmen of the Screen: From Douglas Fairbanks to Michael York. Routledge, 2014.
External links edit
- Shadow of the Eagle at IMDb