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The Eagle with Two Heads (1948)

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.

Release: 1948-09-22
Runtime: 93 min
Rating: 6.816 / 10
Cast
Edwige Feuillère
Edwige Feuillère
Natasha, la Reine
Jean Marais
Jean Marais
Stanislas
Silvia Monfort
Silvia Monfort
Édith de Berg
Jean Debucourt
Jean Debucourt
Felix de Willenstein
Jacques Varennes
Jacques Varennes
Comte de Foehn
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Gilles Quéant
Rudy
Maurice Nasil
Maurice Nasil
Gentz
Yvonne de Bray
Yvonne de Bray
La présidente
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W. Edward Stirling
Adams
Capucine
Capucine
La dame au buffet
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Gisèle Brucker
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Nora Costes
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André Darnay
Martine de Breteuil
Martine de Breteuil
Marguerite de Morlaye
Marguerite de Morlaye
Edouard Dermithe
Edouard Dermithe
Guy Favières
Guy Favières
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Edith Lansac