Night of the Eagles
In World War II Germany, two young men, one, an ardent Nazi, and the other, a secret anti-Nazi, are in love with the same woman, the daughter of a wealthy banker. The two join the Army, and the young woman becomes a nightclub singer. Eventually she joins the Army too, to entertain the troops, but circumstances soon result in her entire world being changed.
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Released
- 1989
- Country
- France, Belgium
Details
Release year: 1989
Storyline
In World War II Germany, two young men, one, an ardent Nazi, and the other, a secret anti-Nazi, are in love with the same woman, the daughter of a wealthy banker. The two join the Army, and the young woman becomes a nightclub singer. Eventually she joins the Army too, to entertain the troops, but circumstances soon result in her entire world being changed.
Top credits
Christopher Lee — Walter Strauss
Ramon Estevez — Karl Holbach
Mark Hamill — Peter Froehlich- Alexandra Ehrlich — Lillian Strauss
Did you know
• After the success of their two previous productions Dark Mission: Evil Flowers (1988) and Countdown to Esmeralda Bay (1989), both directed by Jesús Franco, Eurociné and its boss Marius Lesoeur decided to beat the iron while it was still hot by producing this, which was intended to be a blockbuster but ended up being a bitter failure.
• Producers Marius Lesoeur and Daniel Lesoeur held director Jesús Franco responsible for the film's failure due to abandoning the ship during post-production.
• The film had a troubled production and lead to the fall of Eurociné. It was also responsible for a lasting quarrel between director Jesús Franco and producers Marius Lesoeur and Daniel Lesoeur.
User reviews
Watchable World War Two drama
Night of the Eagles
Misses Some Lightsaber
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Color
- Color
