''The Agony of the Eagles'' (French: ''L'agonie des aigles'') is a 1952 French

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directed by Jean Alden-Delos and starring

Roger Pigaut Roger Pigaut (birth name Roger Paul Louis Pigot) (8 April 1919 – 24 December 1989) was a French actor and film director. He appeared in 40 films between 1943 and 1980. Partial filmography * ''Retour de flamme'' (1943) - Maurice * '' Lo ...

Charles Moulin Charles Moulin (1909-1992) was a French film and television actor. Paietta p.68-69 Selected filmography * '' Aloha, le chant des îles'' (1937) * ''The Baker's Wife'' (1938) * ''Fort Dolorès'' (1939) * '' L'Arlésienne'' (1942) * '' Le soleil ...

and Noël Roquevert.Klossner p.14 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

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Claude Bouxin Claude Bouxin (17 February 1907 – 23 February 1997) was a French art director.Soister p.280 He designed the film sets for over ninety productions. Selected filmography * '' Roger la Honte'' (1933) * '' The Lady of Lebanon'' (1934) * '' Fanatis ...

Synopsis

Following Waterloo,

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is defeated and in exile. Colonel de Montander, a veteran of the

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, hatches a plot to restore the French Empire by placing the imprisoned, young

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on the throne.

Cast

* Roger Pigaut as Col. de Montander *

as Goglu * Noël Roquevert as Capt. Doguereau * Raymond Rognoni as Coutillo * Colette Pearl as Lise Dorian * Pierre Morin as Chambusque *

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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 Henri Valbel (1885–1956) was a French film actor.Goble p.121 Selected filmography * '' Simone'' (1918) * '' Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' (1928) * ''The Divine Voyage'' (1929) * '' The Tunnel'' (1933) * '' Forces occultes'' (1943) * ''Girl with ...

as Le président du tribunal * Roger Vincent as Le docteur *

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* Paul Lalloz * Jean-Marc Lambert *

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Maurice Dorléac Georges Maurice Edmond Dorléac (26 March 1901 – 5 December 1979) was a French actor of the stage and screen. He was the father of actresses Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Dorléac and Sylvie Dorléac. He was the husband of actress Renée Sim ...

* Lucien Bryonne *

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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

* 1950s historical drama films French historical drama films 1952 films 1950s French-language films Films set in the 1820s 1950s French films Films based on French novels Cultural depictions of Napoleon II {{1950s-France-film-stub