The Eagle with Two Heads

The Eagle with Two Heads

1948
1h 33m
6.8

6.8/10

19 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

Political intrigue and psychological drama run parallel. The queen is in seclusion, veiling her face for the ten years since her husband's assassination, longing to join him in death. Stanislas, a poet whose pen name is Azrael, is a suicidal anarchist, his imagination haunted into hate by longing for this queen who's drawn apart. He enters her private quarters intent on killing her then himself, but they fall in love, in part because he looks like the king. Stanislas wants her to regain political power by appearing to the public, and she tries to convince him to find hope and escape. All the while, the queen's enemies plot to keep the lovers together but to thwart their plans.

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
La Société des Films Sirius Les Films Ariane
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Quick Facts

Original Title L'Aigle à deux têtes
Release Date September 22, 1948
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0039135

Cast

Edwige Feuillère
Edwige Feuillère

Natasha, la Reine

Jean Marais
Jean Marais

Stanislas

Silvia Monfort
Silvia Monfort

Édith de Berg

Jean Debucourt
Jean Debucourt

Felix de Willenstein

Jacques Varennes
Jacques Varennes

Comte de Foehn

Gilles Quéant
Gilles Quéant

Rudy

Maurice Nasil
Maurice Nasil

Gentz

Yvonne de Bray
Yvonne de Bray

La présidente

W. Edward Stirling
W. Edward Stirling

Adams

Capucine
Capucine

La dame au buffet

Gisèle Brucker
Gisèle Brucker

Nora Costes
Nora Costes

Key Crew

Jean Cocteau
Director
Jean Cocteau
Writer
Alexandre Mnouchkine
Producer
Georges Dancigers
Producer