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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.

The Eaglet
Directed by	Viktor Tourjansky
Written by	Edmond Rostand (play) Wolfgang Goetz Adolf E. Licho Pierre-Gilles Veber
Produced by	Adolphe Osso
Starring	Jean Weber Victor Francen Henri Desfontaines
Cinematography	Nikolai Toporkoff
Edited by	Andrée Danis Tonka Taldy
Music by	Edouard Flament
Production company	Les Films Osso
Distributed by	Les Films Osso
Release date	28 August 1931
Running time	109 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

A separate German-language version The Duke of Reichstadt was also made. It was directed by Tourjansky but featuring a different cast.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff.

Cast

• Jean Weber as L'aiglon (Napoleon II)
• Victor Francen as Flambeau
• Henri Desfontaines as Metternich
• Simone Vaudry as Thérèse de Lorget
• Georges Colin as Le maréchal Marmont
• Jeanne Boitel as La comtesse Camerata
• Gustave Berthier as Gentz
• Henri Kerny as Sedlinsky
• Jenny Hélia as L'impératrice Marie-Louise
• Roger Blum as Prokesch
• Fordyce as Fanny Elssler
• de Kerdec as Tiburce
• Henri Debain as Le sergent
• Camille Beuve as Le général Hartmann
• Raymond de Boncour as Le tailleur
• Nilda Duclos as L'archiduchesse
• Jean Diéner as Le docteur
• Émile Drain as Napoléon
• Georges Deneubourg
• Alexandre Mathillon

References

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

• The Eaglet at IMDb

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