Shadow of the Eagle (1950 film)

Shadow of the Eagle
Directed by Sidney Salkow
Produced by Robert Garrett
Anthony Havelock-Allan
Written by Jacques Companéez (story)
Doreen Montgomery
Hagar Wilde
Starring Richard Greene
Valentina Cortese
Greta Gynt
Music by Hans May
Cinematography Erwin Hillier
Edited by Peter Graham Scott
Production
company
Dario Sabatello
Scalera Film
Sparta
Tuscania
Valiant Films
Distributed by Independent Film Distributors
Scalera Film
Release dates
11 September 1950
Running time
93 minutes
Country Italy
United Kingdom
Language English

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 La rivale dell'imperatrice was released the following year.

The film's art direction was by Wilfred Shingleton.

Synopsis

During the eighteenth century the Empress of Russia Catherine the Great sends her lover Count Alexei Orloff to kidnap her rival for the throne, the pretender Princess Tarakanova from Venice. However Orloff ends up falling in lover with the Princess.

Cast

References

  1. Richards p.140

Bibliography

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