The Eagle

The Eagle

There is action without pause - romance that stirs the senses - mystery that baffles - over all a love theme that sweeps the heart

NR 1925 · 73 min · ★ 6.3 · Adventure, Romance, Comedy

Vladimir Dubrouvsky, a lieutenant in the Russian army, catches the eye of Czarina Catherine II. He spurns her advances and flees, and she puts out a warrant for his arrest, dead or alive. Vladimir learns that his father's lands have been taken by the evil Kyrilla Troekouroff, and his father dies. He dons a black mask, and becomes the outlaw The Black Eagle. He enters the Troekouroff household disguised as a French instructor for Kyrilla's daughter Mascha. He is after vengeance, but instead falls in love with Mascha.

Directed by Clarence Brown · Written by Hanns Kräly

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