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.[1] A separate Italian version The Rival of the Empress was released the following year.

Shadow of the Eagle
Directed bySidney Salkow
Produced byRobert Garrett
Anthony Havelock-Allan
Dario Sabatello
Written byJacques Companéez (story)
Doreen Montgomery
Hagar Wilde
StarringRichard Greene
Valentina Cortese
Greta Gynt
Music byHans May
CinematographyErwin Hillier
Edited byPeter Graham Scott
Production
company
Dario Sabatello
Scalera Film
Sparta
Tuscania
Valiant Films
Distributed byIndependent Film Distributors
Scalera Film
Release date
11 September 1950
Running time
93 minutes
CountryItaly
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

It was shot partly at Teddington Studios and partly on location in Italy. The film's art direction was by Wilfred Shingleton.

Synopsis

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

See also

References

  1. Richards p.140

Bibliography

  • Richards, Jeffrey. Swordsmen of the Screen: From Douglas Fairbanks to Michael York. Routledge, 2014.


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