France / Sep 22, 1948
Overall average
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.
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | L'Aigle à deux têtes |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | La Société des Films Sirius, Les Films Ariane |
| Release date | 22 settembre 1948 |
| Production | Alexandre Mnouchkine, Georges Dancigers |
| Writer | Jean Cocteau |
| Editing | Raymond Leboursier, Claude Ibéria |
| Cinematography | Christian Matras, Raymond Voinquel, Alain Douarinou |
| Assistant directors | Hervé Bromberger, Jean Cocteau |
| Camera operators | Alain Douarinou, Raymond Voinquel |
| Additional photography | Raymond Voinquel, Alain Douarinou |
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| Production design | Georges Wakhévitch, Christian Bérard |
| Art direction | Christian Bérard, Georges Wakhévitch |
| Set decoration | Georges Wakhévitch, Christian Bérard |
| Music | Georges Auric, René Longuet |
| Sound | Georges Auric, René Longuet |
| Costume design | Marcel Escoffier, Carmen Brel |
| Makeup | Carmen Brel, Marcel Escoffier |
| Hairstyling | Carmen Brel, Marcel Escoffier |
Release dates
Theatrical release
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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