The Agony of the Eagles (French: L'agonie des aigles) is a 1952 French historical drama film directed by Jean Alden-Delos and starring Roger Pigaut, Charles Moulin and Noël Roquevert.Klossner p.14 Two previous films of the story had been made a 1922 silent film and a 1933 sound film. The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude Bouxin.
Synopsis Following Waterloo, Napoleon is defeated and in exile. Colonel de Montander, a veteran of the Napoleonic War, hatches a plot to restore the French Empire by placing the imprisoned, young Napoleon II on the throne.
Cast Roger Pigaut as Col. de Montander Charles Moulin as Goglu Noël Roquevert as Capt. Doguereau Raymond Rognoni as Coutillo Colette Pearl as Lise Dorian Pierre Morin as Chambusque Jean Mauvais as Le commandant Thiéry Catherine Arley as La comtesse d'Ormesson Gérald Castrix as Lt. Triaire Robert Allan as Lt. Pascal de Breuilly Léonce Corne as Constant Henri Valbel as Le président du tribunal Roger Vincent as Le docteur Georges Bréhat Paul Lalloz Jean-Marc Lambert Jean Berton Maurice Dorléac Lucien Bryonne Jean-Pierre Lorrain
References
Bibliography Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002.
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