The Eagle (1931)
1h 49m
Running Time
August 28, 1931Release Date
Plot.
An adaptation of the play L'Aiglon by Edmond Rostand, which portrays the life of Napoleon I.
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Cast & Crew.
Jean Weber
L'aiglon (Napoleon II - Duc de Reichstadt)
Victor Francen
Flambeau
Henri Desfontaines
Metternich
Jeanne Boitel
La comtesse Camerata
Fordyce
Fanny Essler
Jenny Hélia
L'impératrice Marie-Louise
Viktor Tourjansky
Director
Simone Vaudry
Thérèse de Lorget
Edmond Rostand
Writer
Pierre-Gilles Veber
Writer
Gustave Berthier
Gentz
Wolfgang Goetz
Writer
Adolf E. Licho
Writer
Henri Kerny
Sedlinsky
Roger Blum
Prokesch
Edouard Flament
Composer
Details.
Wiki.
The Eaglet (French: L'aiglon) is a 1931 French historical drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Jean Weber, Victor Francen, and Henri Desfontaines. It is an adaptation of the play L'Aiglon by Edmond Rostand, which portrays the life of Napoleon II. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff.
A separate German-language version The Duke of Reichstadt was also made. It was directed by Tourjansky but featuring a different cast.