The Eagle (1925)
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65% of users liked it
(1,001 ratings)
Based on a Pushkin novel, The Eagle stars Rudolph Valentino as a Russian cossack who is the special favorite of the formidable Catherine the Great (Louise Dresser). He spurns her attentions, preferring not to be a kept consort. When his lands are stolen from him, Valentino transforms into a… More Based on a Pushkin novel, The Eagle stars Rudolph Valentino as a Russian cossack who is the special favorite of the formidable Catherine the Great (Louise Dresser). He spurns her attentions, preferring not to be a kept consort. When his lands are stolen from him, Valentino transforms into a Robin-Hood-like masked avenger. Vilma Banky plays the daughter of the man who killed Valentino's own father. Despite his thirst for revenge, our hero falls in love with Vilma, who goes the "Lois Lane" route of adoring the masked-avenger Valentino but disdaining the unmasked Rudy, little guessing that the two are one in the same. Watch quickly for Gary Cooper as one of Valentino's masked minions. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Clarence Brown
- Written By
- Hans Kraly
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 8, 1925 Wide
- On DVD
- Jun 25, 2002
- Studio
- United Artists
Critic Reviews
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Mordaunt Hall, New York Times
This is a satisfying picture in which Mr. Brown introduces some interesting touches.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Valentino is dashing in the role, but it is difficult to see what made him so popular from this movie.
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Cast
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Rudolph Valentino
as Vladimir Dubrovsky
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Vilma Banky
as Mascha Troekouroff
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Louise Dresser
as Catherine II the Great
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Albert Conti
as Capt. Kuschka
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James Marcus
as Kyrilla Troekouroff
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George Nichols
as Judge
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Carrie Clark Ward
as Aunt Aurelia
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Spottiswood Aitken
as Dubrovsky's Father
- Mario Carillo
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Gary Cooper
as Masked Cossack
- Jean De Briac
- Otto Hoffman
- Eric Mayne
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Michael Pleschkoff
as Capt. Kuschka of the Cossack Guard
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Russell Simpson
as Masked Cossack
- Gustav von Seyffertitz
