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The Eaglet (1931 film)

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The Eaglet
Directed byViktor Tourjansky
Written byEdmond Rostand (play)
Wolfgang Goetz
Adolf E. Licho
Pierre-Gilles Veber
Produced byAdolphe Osso
StarringJean Weber
Victor Francen
Henri Desfontaines
CinematographyNikolai Toporkoff
Edited byAndrée Danis
Tonka Taldy
Music byEdouard Flament
Production
company
Les Films Osso
Distributed byLes Films Osso
Release date
  • 28 August 1931 (1931-08-28)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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. 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.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Goble p.398

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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