The White Eagle
The White Eagle (Russian: Белый орёл, romanized: Belyy oryol) is a 1928 Soviet silent drama film directed by Yakov Protazanov and starring Vasili Kachalov, Anna Sten and Vsevolod Meyerhold.[1] Set in Tsarist times, it is based on the play The Governor by Leonid Andreyev.
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| Directed by | Yakov Protazanov |
| Written by | Leonid Andreyev (play) Oleg Leonidov Yakov Protazanov Yakov Urinov |
| Starring | Vasili Kachalov Anna Sten Vsevolod Meyerhold |
| Cinematography | Pyotr Yermolov |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Silent Russian intertitles |
Plot
The film takes place in 1905. Governor-liberal attempts to prevent a strike in the city but the workers refuse to obey. The governor gives an order to shoot the strikers and suppresses the uprising with force while children die in the crossfire. As a reward, he is represented with the order of "White Eagle", but the governor is haunted by pangs of conscience.
Cast
- Vasili Kachalov as Governor
- Anna Sten as Governor's wife
- Vsevolod Meyerhold as Dignitary
- Ivan Chuvelyov
- Andrey Petrovsky as Chief of Police
- Pyotr Repnin as Bishop
- Ye. Volkonskaya
- Mikhail Zharov
- Yuri Vasilchikov
- Aleksandr Gromov as Revolutionary
References
- Christie & Taylor p.434
Bibliography
- Christie, Ian & Taylor, Richard. The Film Factory: Russian and Soviet Cinema in Documents 1896-1939. Routledge, 2012.
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