The White Eagle
6.2
The film is based on The Governor, a play by Leonid Andreyev. V.I. Kachalov plays the governor of a small Russian province who tries to treat the people under his authority with kindness and equanimity. But when a local factory goes on strike, the governor buckles under to pressure from the Tzar and orders the wholesale slaughter of the strikers. He pays for this betrayal of his trust with his life -- at the hands of a courageous Bolshevik spy.
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Cast
12 people
Vasiliy Kachalov
Governor
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Anna Sten
Governess
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The Girl with the Hat Box
The Wedding Night
Vsevolod Meyerhold
State official
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The Picture of Dorian Grey
Meyerhold's theatre and biomechanics
Ivan Chuvelyov
Provocator
Also in
The End of St. Petersburg
Cities and Years
Andrey Petrovsky
Police general
Also in
Ranks and People
The Man from the Restaurant
Pyotr Repnin
Archbishop
Known for
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
Yury Vasilchikov
Official
Also in
Your Friend
The Happy Canary
Mikhail Zharov
Official
Known for
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Chess Fever
Yelena Volkonskaya
Governor's wife
Also in
The Bear's Wedding
La fille sauvage
Alexandr Gromov
Revolutionary
Also in
The End of St. Petersburg
The House on Trubnaya
Aleksandr Chistyakov
State prisoner
Known for
Mother
Storm Over Asia
Nikolay Muratov
(uncredited)
Yakov Protazanov Director · Oleg Leonidov Writer Yakov Urinov Writer
United States release February 11, 1929 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title Белый орёл
Production
Mezhrabpomfilm
Production
Russia · Russia
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Original title
Белый орёл
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Russia · October 9, 1928
Theatrical
United States · February 11, 1929
Theatrical
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