The Double-headed Eagle ( French: L'Aigle à deux têtes ) is a black and white French film by Jean Cocteau , an adaptation of his play of the same name , released in 1948 .
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| Genre | drama melodrama historical film film adaptation |
| Producer | Jean Cocteau |
| Producer | Georges Dancer Alexander Mnushkin |
| Author script | Jean Cocteau |
| In the main cast | Edwig Foyer Jean mare |
| Operator | Christian Matra |
| Composer | Georges Orique |
| Film company | Films ariane sirius |
| Duration | 93 minutes |
| A country |  France |
| Tongue | French |
| Year | 1948 |
| IMDb | ID 0039135 |
Content
Story
In an unknown German-speaking country reminiscent of Austria from the decadence , a young widowed queen secluded herself in her castle Kranz. She is tired of the constant struggle for power and hatred of the Archduke, the mother of her late husband, whose spies are constantly surrounded. In addition, her life is in danger. At night, the poet and anarchist Stanislas, who plans to assassinate the queen, gets into Kranz Castle at night. The queen is struck by the resemblance of a stranger to her late husband. Stanislas is surprised to see a young and beautiful queen, not like the one described to him. Crazy passion that flashed between the queen and the anarchist makes them forget about the whole world for three days. The police chief, informed of everything that is happening in the Kranz castle by his spies, is concerned about this turn of events, but he leaves Stanislas free on the condition that he must kill the queen. The Queen is planning a coup in the hope of regaining power. Once the queen is found in the castle of Kranz with a dagger stabbed, and Stanislas - dead from poison. What really happened in Kranz Castle - an accident, an attempted escape, murder, suicide? - remains unknown.
Cast
- Edwig Foyer - Natasha, Queen
- Jean Mare - Stanislas
- Sylvia Montfort - Edith de Berg
- Jean Debucourt - Duke of Felix de Wallenstein
- Jacques Varennes - Count de Fon, Chief of Police
- Ahmed Abdullah - Tony
- Gilles Kean - Rudy
- Maurice Nazil - Gentz
- Edward Stirling - Adams
- Yvonne de Breuil - Archduke
Camera crew
- Director and screenwriter: Jean Cocteau
- Producers: Georges Dansiger , Alexander Mnushkin
- Operator: Christian Matra
- Composer: Georges Orik
- Artists: Georges Vakevich , Christian Berard
- Costume Designer: Marcel Escoffier
- Montage: Claude Iberia, Raymond Leboursier
Filming
- The plot of the "Two-headed eagle" is fictional. The source of inspiration for Cocteau was the tragic fate of the Wittelsbachs , in particular, King Ludwig II of Bavaria , who drowned or was killed in a lake under mysterious circumstances in 1886 , as well as Elizabeth of Bavaria , who was killed by the anarchist Luigi Lukeni in 1898 .
- The film was shot between October 13, 1947 and January 23, 1948 .
- The premiere took place on September 22, 1948 .
- The shooting was carried out: in the interiors of the Studio d'Epinay (Épinay-sur-Seine) and the studio of Francis I.
- Filming outside: Pierrefonds Castle ( Oise ), Wiesel Castle ( Isere ), Villars-Reclula ( Isere ).
Pierrefonds Castle
Wiesel Castle
Video Edition
- In France, was repeatedly released on DVD.
Links
- The Double-headed Eagle movie on IMDb
- Double-headed Eagle movie at CITWF
- Double-headed eagle movie on Cinema-Francais
- Double-headed eagle movie on Films de France
- Double-headed eagle movie on Ciné-Ressources
- The movie "Two-headed eagle" on the site allmovie
- The film "Two-headed eagle" on the site "Base de données de films francais avec images"