Actors/Artists:  Albert Conti, George Nichols, James A. Marcus, Louise Dresser, Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Banky

Director:  Clarence Brown

Aspect Ratio:

Full Frame

Audio:

English: Mono

DC-DVD Price: £18.75

Set in the Imperial Court of 18th-century Russia, The Eagle is a dashing and romantic adventure in which Rudolph Valentino gives what many consider to be his finest screen performance.

Here is a role tailor-made for the legendary Valentino--that of Vladimir, the handsome young Cossack guardsman who is banished after rejecting the amorous advances of Catherine the Great (stunningly portrayed by Louise Dresser) and becomes the "Black Eagle," a Russian Robin Hood dedicated to robbing the rich and giving to the down-trodden peasants. But his plans go awry when he fall s in love with a rich landowner's daughter, the beautiful Mascha (Vilma Banky). In this on-screen pairing Valentino and Banky lit up the screen with their great chemistry, thrilling thousands of fans.

This delightful film, which continues to entertain today's audiences, was a highlight in the film career of director Clarence Brown, who popularized Greta Garbo and later won acclaim for such classics as Ah, Wilderness!< National Velvet and The Yearling.