Белый орел (Belyi orel)
(The White Eagle)
Also known as Valkea kotka in Finland; L’aigle blanc in France; Bialy orzel in Poland : [Belyy oryol], [The Lash of the Czar]
(1928) Soviet Union
B&W : Feature film
Directed by Yakov Protazanov
Cast: Vasili Kachalov [the governor], Anjuschka Stenski Sujakevitch (Anna Sten) [the governor’s wife], V. Meyerhold (Vsevolod Meyerhold [a dignitary], I. Chuvelyov (Ivan Chuvelyov), A. Petrovsky (Andrey Petrovsky) [the chief of police], Pyotr Repnin [the bishop], Aleksandr Gromov [a revolutionary], Ye. Volkonskaya, Mikhail Zharov, Yuri Vasilchikov, V. Kachalov
Mezhrabpom-Rus’ production. / Scenario by Oleg Leonidov, Yakov Protazanov and Yakov Urinov, from a story by Leonid Andreev. Art direction by Isaak Rabinovich. Cinematography by Pyotr Yermolov. / Released 9 October 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA by Amkino Corporation on 11 February 1929. / Silent film.
[?] Drama?
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: (unknown) [Russia]; Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 4 September 2018.
References: Youngblood-Soviet pp. 169, 173, 175, 177, 216, 217, 317 : ClasIm-223 p. 58 : Website-IMDb.
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