Eagle in a Cage

Eagle in a Cage
Directed by	Fielder Cook
Produced by	Millard Lampell Albert Schwartz
Written by	Millard Lampell
Starring	See below
Music by	Marc Wilkinson
Cinematography	Frano Vodopivec
Edited by	Max Benedict
Production company	Group W Productions
Distributed by	National General Pictures
Release dates	1972 (1972)
Running time	103 minutes (UK) 98 minutes (USA)
Country	United States United Kingdom
Language	English

Eagle in a Cage is a British and American historical drama film, produced in 1972.

Plot summary

After his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo and surrender to the British Empire, Napoleon Bonaparte is delivered into exile and imprisonment on St. Helena, setting the scene for a psychological character study of the fallen Emperor and those upon the island with him as he rakes over the ashes of his career. After a failed escape attempt, the British Government offers him a chance for a return to limited power in France once again as a buffer against instability there, however on the point of departure he is afflicted by the symptoms of stomach cancer and the offer is in consequence withdrawn, leaving him entrapped on the island and exiting history's stage.

Cast

• Kenneth Haigh as Napoleon Bonaparte
• John Gielgud as Lord Sissal
• Ralph Richardson as Sir Hudson Lowe
• Billie Whitelaw as Madame Bertrand
• Moses Gunn as General Gaspard Gourgaud
• Ferdy Mayne as Count Bertrand
• Lee Montague as Cipriani
• Georgina Hale as Betty Balcombe
• Michael Williams as Barry Edward O'Meara
• Hugh Armstrong as British soldier
• Athol Coats as Sentry

Interesting points

• The production was filmed in Croatia.
• The role of General Gourgand is portrayed by the African-American actor Moses Gunn, whereas the real historical figure was a Frenchman.
• The film was developed from the script of an Emmy award winning television play in the Hallmark Hall of Fame series broadcast in 1965, written by Millard Lampell, with Trevor Howard in the lead role.

See also

• List of American films of 1972

External links

• Eagle in a Cage at IMDb
• Eagle in a Cage is available for free download at the Internet Archive