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The Mountain Eagle is a 1926 silent thriller film produced by Gainsborough Pictures, Bavaria Film, and Münchner Lichtspielkunst AG (Emelka). Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by Michael Balcon, the black-and-white movie was shot in Austria with a narrative set in Kentucky. The screenplay was written by Eliot Stannard and Max Ferner, while Gaetano di Ventimiglia served as director of photography. The cast includes Nita Naldi, Bernhard Goetzke, and Malcolm Keen.
The film originates from Germany and the United Kingdom and is presented in English. It is categorized as a melodrama and romance, with an aspect ratio of 4:3. Release information varies, with sources citing publication dates in January and November of 1926. Runtime estimates differ between 57 and 89 minutes. The work is currently classified as a lost film.
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Film · TMDB
5.0In the Kentucky hills, a schoolteacher becomes caught in a bitter feud between a widower, his crippled son, and a reclusive hermit. Accusations and jealousy drive her into hiding, leading to love and revenge. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, this 1926 romantic drama is now considered lost and remains one of the BFI’s most sought-after missing films.
Cast
- Nita Naldi as Beatrice
- Malcolm Keen as John "Fear o' God" Fulton
- Bernhard Goetzke as Mr. Pettigrew
- John Hamilton as Edward Pettigrew
- Ferdinand Martini as (uncredited)
Themes
- lost film
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- melodrama
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Screenwriter
- Max Ferner
- Cast member
- John F. Hamilton
- Producer
- Michael Balcon
- Production company
- Bavaria Film
- Cinematographer
- Gaetano di Ventimiglia
- Narrative location
- Kentucky
- Filming location
- Austria
- Duration
- 83
- FilmAffinity ID
- 222655
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- publication date
- 1926-01-01
- title
- The Mountain Eagle
- color
- black-and-white
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- Commons category
- The Mountain Eagle
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