The Fighting Eagle Explained

The Fighting Eagle
Director:	Donald Crisp
Producer:	Cecil B. DeMille
Cinematography:	Arthur C. Miller and/or J. Peverell Marley
Editing:	Barbara Hunter
Distributor:	Pathé Exchange
Runtime:	54 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

The Fighting Eagle is a 1927 American silent adventure and romantic drama film starring Rod La Rocque. It was directed by Donald Crisp and it was produced by Cecil B. DeMille.^{[1] [2]} The film is set during the Napoleonic Era.

Cast

• Rod La Rocque as Etienne Gerard
• Phyllis Haver as Countess de Launay
• Sam De Grasse as Talleyrand
• Max Barwyn as Napoleon
• Julia Faye as Josephine de Beauharnais
• Sally Rand as Fraulein Hertz
• Clarence Burton as Col. Neville
• Alphonse Ethier as Major Oliver
• Emile Drain as Napoleon
• Carole Lombard

Preservation

Prints of The Fighting Eagle are located in several collections and has been released on DVD.^[3]

See also

• Brigadier Gerard (1915)
• The Adventures of Gerard (1970)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Progressive Silent Film: The Fighting Eagle . silentera.com . October 2, 2017.
2. Web site: Abrreviated View of Movie Page. Afi.com. October 2, 2017.
3. Web site: Fighting Eagle . October 2, 2017 . Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database . October 2, 2017.