The Agony of the Eagles (1952 film)

The Agony of the Eagles
Directed by	Jean Alden-Delos
Written by	Jean Alden-Delos
Based on	Les Demi-soldes by Georges d'Esparbès
Produced by	Jean Alden-Delos
Starring	Roger Pigaut Charles Moulin Noël Roquevert
Cinematography	Jean Lehérissey
Edited by	Madeleine Bagiau
Music by	François-Julien Brun Tiarko Richepin
Production company	Tranon Films
Distributed by	Distribution Française de Films
Release date	14 October 1952 (1952-10-14)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Agony of the Eagles (French: L'agonie des aigles) is a 1952 French historical drama film directed by Jean Alden-Delos and starring Roger Pigaut, Charles Moulin and Noël Roquevert.[1] Two previous films of the story had been made a 1922 silent film and a 1933 sound film. The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude Bouxin.

Synopsis

Following Waterloo, Napoleon is defeated and in exile. Colonel de Montander, a veteran of the Napoleonic War, hatches a plot to restore the French Empire by placing the imprisoned, young Napoleon II on the throne.

Cast

• Roger Pigaut as Col. de Montander
• Charles Moulin as Goglu
• Noël Roquevert as Capt. Doguereau
• Raymond Rognoni as Coutillo
• Colette Pearl as Lise Dorian
• Pierre Morin as Chambusque
• Jean Mauvais as Le commandant Thiéry
• Catherine Arley as La comtesse d'Ormesson
• Gérald Castrix as Lt. Triaire
• Robert Allan as Lt. Pascal de Breuilly
• Léonce Corne as Constant
• Henri Valbel as Le président du tribunal
• Roger Vincent as Le docteur
• Georges Bréhat
• Paul Lalloz
• Jean-Marc Lambert
• Jean Berton
• Maurice Dorléac
• Lucien Bryonne
• Jean-Pierre Lorrain

References

1. Klossner p.14

Bibliography

• Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002.

External links

• The Agony of the Eagles at IMDb