The Eagle with Two Heads (1948)
- Original title
- L'Aigle à deux têtes
- Directed by
- Jean Cocteau
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 21 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A queen living in isolation is visited by a young poet who tries to assassinate her. Instead of killing her, the poet stays and they form a complex emotional bond.
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What happens
The Eagle with Two Heads (French title L'Aigle à deux têtes) is a 1948 French drama film directed by Jean Cocteau. It was adapted from his own play L'Aigle à deux têtes which was first staged in Paris in October 1946, retaining the principal actors Edwige Feuillère and Jean Marais from the original theatre production. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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