The Eaglet | |
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Directed by | Viktor Tourjansky |
Produced by | Adolphe Osso |
Written by |
Edmond Rostand (play) Wolfgang Goetz Adolf E. Licho Pierre-Gilles Veber |
Starring |
Jean Weber Victor Francen Henri Desfontaines |
Music by | Edouard Flament |
Cinematography | Nikolai Toporkoff |
Edited by |
Andrée Danis Tonka Taldy |
Production
company |
Les Films Osso
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Distributed by | Les Films Osso |
Release date
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28 August 1931 |
Running time
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109 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
The Eaglet (French:L'aiglon) is a 1931 French historical drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Jean Weber, Victor Francen and Henri Desfontaines. It is an adaptation of the play L'Aiglon by Edmond Rostand, which portrays the life of Napoleon II.
A separate German-language version The Duke of Reichstadt was also made. It was directed by Tourjansky but featuring a different cast.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff.