The Eaglet | |
Director: | Viktor Tourjansky |
Producer: | Adolphe Osso |
Starring: | Jean Weber Victor Francen Henri Desfontaines |
Music: | Edouard Flament |
Cinematography: | Nikolai Toporkoff |
Editing: | Andrée Danis Tonka Taldy |
Studio: | Les Films Osso |
Distributor: | Les Films Osso |
Runtime: | 109 minutes |
Country: | France |
The Eaglet (French: L'aiglon) is a 1931 French historical drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Jean Weber, Victor Francen, and Henri Desfontaines.[1] It is an adaptation of the play L'Aiglon by Edmond Rostand, which portrays the life of Napoleon II. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff.
A separate German-language version The Duke of Reichstadt was also made. It was directed by Tourjansky but featuring a different cast.