Shadow of the Eagle (1950 film)

Shadow of the Eagle is a 1950 British-Italian historical drama film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Richard Greene, Valentina Cortese and Greta Gynt.[2] A separate Italian version The Rival of the Empress was released the following year.

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Shadow of the Eagle
Directed by	Sidney Salkow
Written by	Jacques Companéez (story) Doreen Montgomery Hagar Wilde
Produced by	Robert Garrett Anthony Havelock-Allan Dario Sabatello
Starring	Richard Greene Valentina Cortese Greta Gynt
Cinematography	Erwin Hillier
Edited by	Peter Graham Scott
Music by	Hans May
Production companies	Dario Sabatello Scalera Film Sparta Tuscania Valiant Films
Distributed by	Independent Film Distributors Scalera Film
Release date	11 September 1950
Running time	93 minutes
Countries	Italy United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£128,500[1]
Box office	£55,000[1]

It was shot partly at Teddington Studios and partly on location in Italy. The film's art direction was by Wilfred Shingleton.

It was produced by Tony Havelock Allen who made it through his new company, Constellation Films. He said the movie "looked nice, had beautiful sets, but again I wasn’t pleased with it."[3]