Red Eagle, the Movie (Spanish: Águila Roja: La película) is a 2011 Spanish action adventure film directed by José Ramón Ayerra Díaz from a screenplay by Pilar Nadal, J. M. Ruiz Córdoba, and Guillermo Cisneros. It stars David Janer as Red Eagle, reprising his role from the television series of the same name.
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| Spanish | Águila Roja: La película |
| Directed by | José Ramón Ayerra Díaz |
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| Produced by | Daniel Écija |
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| Cinematography | Adolfo del Casar |
| Edited by | Arturo Barahona |
| Music by | Daniel Sánchez de la Hera |
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| Distributed by | Hispano Foxfilm |
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| Country | Spain |
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| Budget | €7 million |
| Box office | €3 million |
Plot
editThe plot follows a thwarted conspiration involving England, Portugal, and France to dethrone Philip IV, and Gonzalo Montalvo (Red Eagle) retiring upon the blinding of son Alonso.[1]
Cast
edit- David Janer as Gonzalo Montalvo / Águila Roja[2] ('Red Eagle')
- Javier Gutiérrez as Sátur[2]
- Francis Lorenzo el comisario[2] ('the Commissary')
- Inma Cuesta as Margarita[2]
- Miryam Gallego la marquesa[2] ('the Marquise')
- Roberto Álamo as Juan[2]
- Pepa Aniorte as Catalina[2]
- Santiago Molero as Cipri[2]
- Xavier Elorriaga as el Rey[2] ('the King')
- José Ángel Egido as cardenal Mendoza[2]
- Patrick Criado as Nuño[2]
- Martina Klein as Beatriz[2]
- Antonio Molero as Mateo[2]
- Mariano Peña as Antoñito[2]
- Stany Coppet as mosquetero[2] ('musketeer')
- William Miller as capitán inglés[2] ('English Captain')
- Joan Crosas as Lope de Villamediana[2]
- Guillermo Campra as Alonso[1]
Production
editThe film is a Globomedia and Versátil Films production.[3] It boasted €7 million budget.[4] Shooting locations included El Escorial, San Martín de Valdeiglesias, Navas del Rey, San Martín de la Vega, and Valsaín.[2]
Release
editHispano Foxfilm picked up theatrical and DVD distribution rights to the film in Spain.[5] The film was released theatrically in Spain on 20 April 2011, grossing €3,074,919.[6]
Reception
editJonathan Holland of Variety considered the "mostly silly" film to be "the latest example of how Spain struggles when revisiting its own past on film".[1]
Noel Ceballos of Fotogramas rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, citing "its stale appeal to popular patriotism" as a negative point.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Holland, Jonathan (5 May 2011). "Red Eagle". Variety.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "'Águila Roja, la película': más acción, diversión e historias de amor". rtve.es. 10 December 2014.
- ^ Varea, Ramiro (12 April 2011). "'Águila Roja' salta a la gran pantalla". Público.
- ^ Quijorna, Cristian (27 October 2016). "'Águila Roja' llega a su fin: La serie que se convirtió en un icono de TVE". FormulaTV.
- ^ "Fox takes 'Red Eagle' in Spain". Variety. 13 August 2010.
- ^ Labrada, Fernando; Llorca Abad (2013). "La ficción en televisión". La ficción audiovisual en España: Relatos, tendencias y sinergias productivas. Barcelona: Editorial Gedisa. p. 295. ISBN 978-84-9784-696-7.
- ^ Ceballos, Noel (16 March 2011). "Águila Roja, la película". Fotogramas.