Shadow of the Eagle (1950 film)

Shadow of the Eagle
Shadow of the Eagle
Directed by	Sidney Salkow
Written by	Jacques Companéez (story); Doreen Montgomery; Hagar Wilde;
Produced by	Robert Garrett; Anthony Havelock-Allan; Dario Sabatello;
Starring	Richard Greene; Valentina Cortese; Greta Gynt;
Cinematography	Erwin Hillier
Edited by	Peter Graham Scott
Music by	Hans May
Production; companies	Dario Sabatello; Scalera Film; Sparta; Tuscania; Valiant Films;
Distributed by	Independent Film Distributors; Scalera Film;
Release date	11 September 1950
Running time	93 minutes
Countries	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 The Rival of the Empress was released the following year.

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

Plot[]

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[]

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
as Captain Sergei Nikolsky
Walter Rilla as Prince Radziwill
Dennis Vance as Vasska, Orloff's Aide
William Tubbs as Boris
as Maid
Dino Galvani as Russian Ambassador
Ewan Roberts as Ship's Doctor
as Polish Guard
as Partisan

References[]

^ Richards p.140

Bibliography[]

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

External links[]

Shadow of the Eagle at IMDb

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[1] Richards p.140

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