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The Eagle with Two Heads (1948)

Overview

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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Jean Cocteau profile
Jean Cocteau

Director

Cast

Edwige Feuillère profile
Edwige Feuillère

Natasha, la Reine

Jean Marais profile
Jean Marais

Stanislas

Silvia Monfort profile
Silvia Monfort

Édith de Berg

Jean Debucourt profile
Jean Debucourt

Felix de Willenstein

Jacques Varennes profile
Jacques Varennes

Comte de Foehn

Gilles Quéant profile
Gilles Quéant

Rudy

Maurice Nasil profile
Maurice Nasil

Gentz

Yvonne de Bray profile
Yvonne de Bray

La présidente

W. Edward Stirling profile
W. Edward Stirling

Adams

Capucine profile
Capucine

La dame au buffet

Gisèle Brucker profile
Gisèle Brucker

Nora Costes profile
Nora Costes

Edwige Feuillère profile
Edwige Feuillère

Natasha, la Reine

Jean Marais profile
Jean Marais

Stanislas

Silvia Monfort profile
Silvia Monfort

Édith de Berg

Jean Debucourt profile
Jean Debucourt

Felix de Willenstein

Jacques Varennes profile
Jacques Varennes

Comte de Foehn

Gilles Quéant profile
Gilles Quéant

Rudy

Maurice Nasil profile
Maurice Nasil

Gentz

Yvonne de Bray profile
Yvonne de Bray

La présidente

W. Edward Stirling profile
W. Edward Stirling

Adams

Capucine profile
Capucine

La dame au buffet

Gisèle Brucker profile
Gisèle Brucker

Nora Costes profile
Nora Costes

Extra

Release Date

September 22, 1948

Original Language

French

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

La Société des Films Sirius logoLes Films Ariane logo

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