Red Eagle, the Movie

Red Eagle, the Movie
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Águila Roja: La película
Directed by	José Ramón Ayerra Díaz
Screenplay by	Pilar Nadal J. M. Ruiz Córdoba Guillermo Cisneros
Produced by	Daniel Écija
Starring	David Janer Javier Gutiérrez Francis Lorenzo Inma Cuesta Miryam Gallego Roberto Álamo Pepa Aniorte Santiago Molero Xavier Elorriaga José Ángel Egido Patrick Criado Martina Klein Antonio Molero Mariano Peña Stany Coppet William Miller Joan Crosas
Cinematography	Adolfo del Casar
Edited by	Arturo Barahona
Music by	Daniel Sánchez de la Hera
Production companies	Globomedia Versátil Films
Distributed by	Hispano Foxfilm
Release date	20 April 2011 (2011-04-20)
Country	Spain
Languages	Spanish English Portuguese
Budget	€7 million
Box office	€3 million

Red Eagle, the Movie (Spanish: Águila Roja: La película) is a 2011 Spanish action adventure film directed by José Ramón Ayerra Díaz from a screenplay by Pilar Nadal, J. M. Ruiz Córdoba, and Guillermo Cisneros. It stars David Janer as Red Eagle, reprising his role from the television series of the same name.

Plot

The plot follows a thwarted conspiration involving England, Portugal, and France to dethrone Philip IV, and Gonzalo Montalvo (Red Eagle) retiring upon the blinding of son Alonso.[1]

Cast

• David Janer as Gonzalo Montalvo / Águila Roja[2] ('Red Eagle')
• Javier Gutiérrez as Sátur[2]
• Francis Lorenzo el comisario[2] ('the Commissary')
• Inma Cuesta as Margarita[2]
• Miryam Gallego la marquesa[2] ('the Marquise')
• Roberto Álamo as Juan[2]
• Pepa Aniorte [es] as Catalina[2]
• Santiago Molero [es] as Cipri[2]
• Xavier Elorriaga as el Rey[2] ('the King')
• José Ángel Egido as cardenal Mendoza[2]
• Patrick Criado as Nuño[2]
• Martina Klein as Beatriz[2]
• Antonio Molero as Mateo[2]
• Mariano Peña as Antoñito[2]
• Stany Coppet as mosquetero[2] ('musketeer')
• William Miller as capitán inglés[2] ('English Captain')
• Joan Crosas [es] as Lope de Villamediana[2]
• Guillermo Campra as Alonso[1]

Production

The film is a Globomedia and Versátil Films production.[3] It boasted €7 million budget.[4] Shooting locations included El Escorial, San Martín de Valdeiglesias, Navas del Rey, San Martín de la Vega, and Valsaín.[2]

Release

Hispano Foxfilm picked up theatrical and DVD distribution rights to the film in Spain.[5] The film was released theatrically in Spain on 20 April 2011, grossing €3,074,919.[6]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety considered the "mostly silly" film to be "the latest example of how Spain struggles when revisiting its own past on film".[1]

Noel Ceballos of Fotogramas rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, citing "its stale appeal to popular patriotism" as a negative point.[7]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2011

References

1. Holland, Jonathan (5 May 2011). "Red Eagle". Variety.
2. "'Águila Roja, la película': más acción, diversión e historias de amor". rtve.es. 10 December 2014.
3. Varea, Ramiro (12 April 2011). "'Águila Roja' salta a la gran pantalla". Público.
4. Quijorna, Cristian (27 October 2016). "'Águila Roja' llega a su fin: La serie que se convirtió en un icono de TVE". FormulaTV.
5. "Fox takes 'Red Eagle' in Spain". Variety. 13 August 2010.
6. Labrada, Fernando; Llorca Abad (2013). "La ficción en televisión". La ficción audiovisual en España: Relatos, tendencias y sinergias productivas. Barcelona: Editorial Gedisa. p. 295. ISBN 978-84-9784-696-7.
7. Ceballos, Noel (16 March 2011). "Águila Roja, la película". Fotogramas.