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Shadow of the Eagle
Shadow of the Eagle is a 1950 British-Italian historical drama film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Richard Greene, Valentina Cortese and Greta Gynt. It was written Doreen Montgomery and Hagar Wilde based on a story by Jacques Companéez. A separate Italian version The Rival of the Empress was released in 1951.
Plot
During the 18th century the Empress of Russia Catherine the Great sends her lover Count Alexei Orloff to kidnap her rival for the throne, the pretender Elizabeth, Princess Tarakanova, from Venice. However, Orloff ends up falling in love with the Princess.
More details
| author | Hagar Wilde Jacques Companéez |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Russian Empire |
| director | Sidney Salkow |
| editor | Peter Graham Scott |
| genre | drama historical |
| keywords | 18th century catherine the great falling in love princess tarakanova venice |
| musicBy | Hans May |
| producer | Anthony Havelock-Allan Dario Sabatello Robert Garrett |
| productionCompany | Dario Sabatello Scalera Film Sparta Tuscania Valiant Films |
| publisher | Independent Film Distributors Scalera Film |