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The Eagle with Two Heads

The Eagle with Two Heads (1948)

Directed by Jean Cocteau
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1h 33min

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5.0/10

Plot

Political intrigue and psychological drama run parallel. The queen is in seclusion, veiling her face for the ten years since her husband's assassination, longing to join him in death. Stanislas, a poet whose pen name is Azrael, is a suicidal anarchist, his imagination haunted into hate by longing for this queen who's drawn apart. He enters her private quarters intent on killing her then himself, but they fall in love, in part because he looks like the king. Stanislas wants her to regain political power by appearing to the public, and she tries to convince him to find hope and escape. All the while, the queen's enemies plot to keep the lovers together but to thwart their plans.

Genres

DramaRomance

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleL'Aigle à deux têtes
Original languageFrançais (FR)
Spoken languagesFrançais
Production countriesFrance
StatusReleased
Production companiesLa Société des Films Sirius, Les Films Ariane
Release date22 settembre 1948
ProductionAlexandre Mnouchkine, Georges Dancigers
WriterJean Cocteau
EditingRaymond Leboursier, Claude Ibéria
CinematographyChristian Matras, Raymond Voinquel, Alain Douarinou
Assistant directorsHervé Bromberger, Jean Cocteau
Camera operatorsAlain Douarinou, Raymond Voinquel
Additional photographyRaymond Voinquel, Alain Douarinou
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Release dates

Theatrical release

France / Sep 22, 1948

United States / Dec 18, 1948

Portugal / Apr 27, 1949

Finland / Apr 29, 1949

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Germany / May 03, 1949

Sweden / Jul 17, 1950

Hong Kong / Feb 22, 1951

Japan / Jul 08, 1953

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