The Eaglet (1931 film)
| The Eaglet | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Viktor Tourjansky |
| Produced by | Adolphe Osso |
| Written by |
Edmond Rostand (play) Wolfgang Goetz Adolf E. Licho Pierre-Gilles Veber |
| Starring |
Jean Weber Victor Francen Henri Desfontaines |
| Music by | Edouard Flament |
| Cinematography | Nikolai Toporkoff |
| Edited by |
Andrée Danis Tonka Taldy |
Production company |
Les Films Osso |
| Distributed by | Les Films Osso |
Release dates | 28 August 1931 |
Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
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.[1] It is an adaptation of the play L'Aiglon by Edmond Rostand, which portrays the life of Napoleon II.
A separate German-language version The Duke of Reichstadt was also made. It was directed by Tourjansky but featuring a different cast.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff.
Cast
- Jean Weber as L'aiglon (Napoleon II)
- Victor Francen as Flambeau
- Henri Desfontaines as Metternich
- Simone Vaudry as Thérèse de Lorget
- Georges Colin as Le maréchal Marmont
- Jeanne Boitel as La comtesse Camerata
- Gustave Berthier as Gentz
- Henri Kerny as Sedlinsky
- Jenny Hélia as L'impératrice Marie-Louise
- Roger Blum as Prokesch
- Fordyce as Fanny Elssler
- de Kerdec as Tiburce
- Henri Debain as Le sergent
- Camille Beuve as Le général Hartmann
- Raymond de Boncour as Le tailleur
- Nilda Duclos as L'archiduchesse
- Jean Diéner as Le docteur
- Émile Drain as Napoléon
- Georges Deneubourg
- Alexandre Mathillon
References
- ↑ Goble p.398
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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