The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 13m.
Synopsis
Vladimir Dubrouvsky, a lieutenant in the Russian army, catches the eye of Czarina Catherine II. He spurns her advances and flees, and she puts out a warrant for his arrest, dead or alive. Vladimir learns that his father's lands have been taken by the evil Kyrilla Troekouroff, and his father dies. He dons a black mask, and becomes the outlaw The Black Eagle. He enters the Troekouroff household disguised as a French instructor for Kyrilla's daughter Mascha. He is after vengeance, but instead falls in love with Mascha.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
58 audience votes
Key crew
- Clarence BrownDirector
- Hanns KrälyScreenplay
Cast
- Rudolph ValentinoLt. Vladimir Dubrovsky / The Black Eagle / Marcel Le Blanc
- Vilma BankyMascha Troekouroff
- Louise DresserThe Czarina, Catherine II
- Albert ContiKuschka
- James A. MarcusKyrilla Troekouroff
- George NicholsJudge
- Carrie Clark WardAunt Aurelia
- Spottiswoode AitkenDubrovsky's Father (uncredited)
- Agostino BorgatoPriest (uncredited)
- Gustav von SeyffertitzCourt Servant at Dinner (uncredited)
- Russell SimpsonThe Eagle's Lieutenant / Coach Driver (uncredited)
- Otto HoffmanMan Whose Purse is Stolen (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
outlawempressvigilantebearmasked mansilent filmassumed identityimperial russiavengeanceczarina / tsarina / tzarina