Eagle, The

Rudolph Valentino

Silent 81 mins B&W 1925

Valentino as a Russian Robin Hood is out to avenge the murder of his father and to outwit the Czarina. Young Cossack lieutenant becomes the masked ^Black Eagle^ to avenge his father's murder. Delightful romantic costume picture is referred to by some as one of Valentino's finest performances. Based on a story by Alexander Pushkin. Original music score by Blaine L. Gale. Dir. Clarence Brown