''The Agony of the Eagles'' (French: ''L'agonie des aigles'') is a 1922 French
silent historical film
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...
directed by
Dominique Bernard-Deschamps
"Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by the Belgian female singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-born ...
and
Julien Duvivier
Julien Duvivier (; 8 October 1896 – 29 October 1967) was a French film director and screenwriter. He was prominent in French cinema in the years 1930–1960. Amongst his most original films, chiefly notable are ''La Bandera (film), La Bandera'', ...
and starring
Gaby Morlay
Gaby Morlay (born Blanche Pauline Fumoleau; 8 June 1893 – 4 July 1964) was a film actress from France. ,
Gilbert Dalleu and
Séverin-Mars.
[Klossner p.13] It was
remade in 1933.
Cast
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Gaby Morlay
Gaby Morlay (born Blanche Pauline Fumoleau; 8 June 1893 – 4 July 1964) was a film actress from France. as Lise Charmoy
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Gilbert Dalleu as Goglu
*
Séverin-Mars as
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...
/ Colonel de Montander
*
Maxime Desjardins
Maxime Desjardins (1861–1936) was a French stage actor and film actor of the silent and early sound era. Fleischer p.66 He was a member of the Comédie-Française.
Selected filmography
* '' The Eaglet'' (1913)
* '' Patrie'' (1917)
* ''J'accuse ...
as Commandant Doguereau / Général Petit
*
Fernand Mailly
Fernand Mailly (26 February 1873) was a French actor.
Born Fernand Jean-Paul Anne in Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France.
Selected filmography
* ''Brigadier Gerard'' (1915)
* '' Le traquenard'' (1915)
* ''The Empire of Diamonds'' (1920)
*'' The Agon ...
as Chambuque
*
Madame Séverin-Mars as Empress
Marie-Louise
*
Renée Wilde
*
Jean Rauzena as
The King of Rome
The King of Rome was a successful racing pigeon, winning a race from Rome, Italy, to England, in 1913. Bred and trained in England, it was owned by Charlie Hudson of Derby. It set a new long-distance record for a racing pigeon of England.
The ...
*
Max Dhartigny as Fortunat
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Henri Duval as Le Préfet de Police
*
René Maupré as Pascal de Breuilly
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Thierry Angély
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Henri Dauvillier as Triaire
*
Ernst Legal
Ernst Otto Eduard Legal (2 May 1881 – 29 June 1955) was a German actor and opera director of Berlin State Opera.
Born on 2 May 1881 in Schlieben in the Prussian Province of Saxony, he was the father of the actress Marga Legal. He died in Berli ...
as
Fouché
*
Moreno
Moreno may refer to:
Places Argentina
*Moreno (Buenos Aires Metro), a station on Line C of the Buenos Aires Metro
*Moreno, Buenos Aires, a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
*Moreno Department, a depatnent of Santiago del Estero Province, A ...
as
Metternich
Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein ; german: Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar Fürst von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein (15 May 1773 – 11 June 1859), known as Klemens von Metternich or Prince Metternic ...
References
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
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1922 films
1920s historical films
French historical films
French silent feature films
Films directed by Julien Duvivier
Films set in the 1820s
French black-and-white films
Pathé films
Depictions of Napoleon on film
Cultural depictions of Klemens von Metternich
1920s French films
Cultural depictions of Napoleon II
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