The Eagle | 1925 | Adventure, Romance

Title: The Eagle | 1925 | Adventure, Romance Director: Clarence Brown Studio: Art Finance Corporation Starring: Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Bánky, Louise Dresser Based on: Dubrovsky by Alexander Pushkin Release Date: November 8, 1925 Runtime: 72 Format: Silent, black-and-white, 35mm spherical 1.33:1 Country: United States Language: Silent Genres: Adventure, Romance, Drama --- Chapters: 00:00:00 Imperial Guard rescue 00:12:30 The Czarina’s favor 00:28:00 Outlaw oath 00:43:00 The disguised tutor 01:04:30 Judgment and departure --- Summary: In 18th-century Russia, Lt. Vladimir Dubrovsky attracts the attention of Czarina Catherine II after a daring roadside rescue. When he refuses her advances, he is marked as a fugitive and returns home to find his family dispossessed by the powerful nobleman Kyrilla Troekouroff. Vowing to seek justice, Vladimir adopts the masked persona of the Black Eagle and wages a campaign against oppression. His resolve is tested when he infiltrates Troekouroff’s household as a tutor and falls in love with Mascha, the nobleman’s daughter. The story balances romance, revenge, and questions of honor as Vladimir faces the Czarina’s power and his own conscience. --- Background: The Eagle adapts Alexander Pushkin’s posthumously published novel Dubrovsky, reworking the hero into a masked avenger for the screen. Produced by Art Finance Corporation and distributed by United Artists, the film was developed under working titles including The Untamed and The Lone Eagle. Production design was by William Cameron Menzies, with costumes by Adrian. Filming began in mid-1925 at United Studios in Hollywood; Rudolph Valentino reportedly suffered minor injuries in an on-set riding mishap but swiftly returned to work. The film opened in the United States on November 8, 1925. --- Trivia: Gary Cooper appears uncredited as a masked Cossack early in his screen career. Working titles during production included The Untamed and The Lone Eagle. Production design was by William Cameron Menzies, and costumes were designed by Adrian. Trade reports placed the budget in the vicinity of $400,000. The film was nominated to AFI’s 100 Years...100 Thrills ballot in 2001. Copyright was registered as LP22011 by Art Finance Corporation on November 16, 1925. --- Public Domain / Rights: Original Release: November 8, 1925 Original Studio / Distributor: Art Finance Corporation / United Artists Copyright Status: Public Domain Renewal: No --- Hashtags: RudolphValentino VilmaBanky ClarenceBrown SilentFilm ClassicCinema PublicDomain UnitedArtists 1925 Source page: https: //commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Eagle_(1925).webm Direct media URL: https: //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/The_Eagle_%281925%29.webm