Andrei Dubrovsky is an old poor nobleman whose land is confiscated by a greedy, rich and powerful aristocrat, Kirila Petrovitch Troekurov. His young son Vladimir, determined to venge his father and to get justice one way or another, gathers a band of serfs and goes on the rampage, stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. Along the way, Vladimir Dubrovsky falls in love with Masha, Troekurov's daughter, and lets his guard down, with tragic results.

The Eagle is a 1925 film starring Rudolph Valentino.

Based on a novel by Alexander Pushkin entitled ''Dubrovsky'', the story takes place in mid 18th century. Catherine The Great of Russia, aka Czarina Catherine II, first takes notice of Vladimir Dubrovsky, a Cossack Lieutenant (portrayed by Rudolph Valentino), when he rescues a beautiful young lady named Mascha (portrayed by Vilma Bánky) and her aunt.

Vladimir spurns the advances of the Czarina, earning her ire. The Czarina places a price on his head, making him an outlaw.

When the father of Vladimir Dubrovsky is murdered by an influental noble named Kyrilla Troekouroff, Dubrovksy becomes The Black Eagle to avenge the death. Leading a band of horse-riding highwaymen, The Black Eagle is thought to be a brigand by the law officials.

Similar to Robin Hood and Zorro, The Black Eagle is an engaging film hero. He has the skills of a human well-trained in hand-to-hand combat, sword fighting, master of stealth and expert equestrian.

* Dubrovsky (1841)

* Dubrovsky (1895)

* The Eagle (1925)

* In the novel, Dubrovsky does not assume a heroic identity. Black Eagle was created for the 1925 film starring Rudolph Valentino.
* Interestingly, Black Eagle inspired The Eagle from the Republic Pictures film serial ''The Vigilantes Are Coming ''(1936), starring Robert Livingston, who also played Zorro and the Lone Ranger in other productions by Republic Pictures.
* In 1946, the film The Black Eagle (Italian: Aquila nera) was released in Italy, also inspired by the 1925 film.

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubrovsky_(novel) Wikipedia]
* [https://archive.org/details/dubrovskynovel0000alek/page/n3/mode/2up Archive.org]
*[http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0391064/ IMDB]
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