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Shadow of the Eagle (1950 film)

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'Shadow of the Eagle' is a 1950 British-Italian historical drama film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Richard Greene, Valentina Cortese and Greta Gynt.Richards p.140 A separate Italian version 'The Rival of the Empress' was released the following year.

It was shot partly at Teddington Studios and partly on location in Italy. The film's art direction was by Wilfred Shingleton.

Plot



During the 18th century the Empress of Russia Catherine the Great sends her lover Count Alexei Orloff to kidnap her rival for the throne, the pretender Elizabeth, Princess Tarakanova, from Venice. However, Orloff ends up falling in love with the Princess.

Cast



* Richard Greene as Count Alexei Orloff

* Valentina Cortese as Elizabeth, Princess Tarakanova

* Greta Gynt as Countess Loradona Camponiello

* Binnie Barnes as Catherine - Empress of Russia

* Charles Goldner as General Korsakov

* Hugh French as Captain Sergei Nikolsky

* Walter Rilla as Prince Radziwill

* Dennis Vance as Vasska, Orloff's Aide

* William Tubbs as Boris

* Cippi Valli as Maid

* Dino Galvani as Russian Ambassador

* Ewan Roberts as Ship's Doctor

* A. De Leo as Polish Guard

* Gianantonio Porcheddu as Partisan

See also



* 'Princess Tarakanova' (1910)

* 'Tarakanova' (1930)

* 'Princess Tarakanova' (1938)

* 'The Rival of the Empress' (1951)

References





Bibliography



* Richards, Jeffrey. 'Swordsmen of the Screen: From Douglas Fairbanks to Michael York'. Routledge, 2014.


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