''The Son of Black Eagle'' (Italian: ''Il figlio di Aquila Nera'') is a 1968 Italian

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

adventure film An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, an ...

directed by

Guido Malatesta Guido Malatesta (1919 – 14 June 1970), born in Gallarate, Italy, was a film director and screenwriter. He began working as a professional journalist. After he moved to Rome, he was drawn to cinema, as creator of treatments, then scriptwriter ...

and starring

Mimmo Palmara Domenico "Mimmo" Palmara (25 July 1928 – 10 June 2016) was an Italian actor. Biography Born in Cagliari, Palmara made his film debut in 1952 as a character actor in drama films by eminent directors such as Luchino Visconti, Mario Monicelli and ...

Edwige Fenech Edwige Fenech (, ; born 24 December 1948) is an Algerian-born Maltese-Sicilian actress and film producer. She is mostly known as the star of a series of ''commedia sexy all'italiana'' and ''giallo'' films released in the 1970s, which turned her ...

and

Franco Ressel Franco Ressel (8 February 1925 – 30 April 1985) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1961 and 1985. He was born in Naples, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''La cento chilometri'' (19 ...

. It was inspired by the historic success of

Riccardo Freda Riccardo Freda (24 February 1909 – 20 December 1999) was an Italian film director. He worked in a variety of genres, including sword-and-sandal, horror film, horror, ''giallo'' and spy films. Freda began directing ''I Vampiri'' in 1956. The f ...

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Revenge of Black Eagle ''Revenge of Black Eagle'' (Italian: ''La Vendetta di Aquila Nera'', released in UK as ''Revenge of the Black Eagle'') is a 1951 Italian adventure film directed by Riccardo Freda. It is a sequel to Freda's 1946 film ''Black Eagle''. Cast * Rossano ...

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Cast

References

Bibliography

* Roberto Curti. ''Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker''. McFarland, 2017.

External links

* 1968 films Italian historical adventure films 1960s historical adventure films 1960s Italian-language films Films directed by Guido Malatesta Films set in the 19th century Films set in Russia Films set in the Russian Empire 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-film-stub