The Eagle (1925)
Director: Clarence Brown
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Clarence Brown was better than most of his contemporaries at handling the kernel of human interest at the heart of large-scale action dramas; his direction here serves Valentino unusually well, bringing equal intensity to the romantic intrigue and the set-piece thrills. This was Valentino's penultimate film (made a year before his death), and is probably the best surviving key to an understanding of the death-cult that swept the world in 1926. Bonus: William Cameron Menzies' sets are astounding.Author: TR
Cast & crew
Director: Clarence Brown
Producer: John W Considine Jr
Cast: Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Banky, Louise Dresser, Albert Conti, James Marcus, George Nichols full cast
Duration: 6 mins
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