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The Death Agony of the Eagles

1922 · 120 min

A stately, shadowed silent epic that moves with solemn grandeur, asking patience as it unfurls its tale of doomed loyalty and forbidden love.

Overview
After the death of Napoleon, colonel Montaner plots to restore the Empire, but falls in love with Lise, a beautiful dancer.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • love
  • power
  • loyalty
  • fate
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
history, drama
Directed by
Julien Duvivier, Dominique Bernard-Deschamps
Starring
Gaby Morlay, Gilbert Dalleu, Séverin-Mars, Maxime Desjardins, Fernand Mailly, Jean Rauzena, Max Dhartigny, Henri Duval
Cinematography
Albert Cohendy, Georges Asselin
Runtime
120 min
Country
France
Languages
French, No Language

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