---
title: 'The Eagle with Two Heads (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean Cocteau'
released: '1948-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-eagle-with-two-heads-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039135/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Eagle with Two Heads (1948)

1948 · 93 min · Drama, Romance · France

Original title: L'Aigle à deux têtes

## Synopsis

The Eagle with Two Heads is a 1948 French drama film directed by Jean Cocteau. It was adapted from his own play L'Aigle à deux têtes which was first staged in Paris in October 1946, retaining the principal actors Edwige Feuillère and Jean Marais from the original theatre production.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jean Cocteau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-cocteau)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean Cocteau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-cocteau)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Georges Auric](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-auric)
- **Producer:** [Alexandre Mnouchkine](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandre-mnouchkine), [Georges Dancigers](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-dancigers)
- **Director of Photography:** [Christian Matras](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-matras)

## Cast

- [Jean Marais](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-marais)
- [Edwige Feuillère](https://cinepixo.com/people/edwige-feuillere)
- [Roger Vincent](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-vincent)
- [Jean Debucourt](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-debucourt)
- [Guy Favières](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-favieres)
- [Silvia Monfort](https://cinepixo.com/people/silvia-monfort)
- [Yves Massard](https://cinepixo.com/people/yves-massard)
- [Jacqueline Marbaux](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacqueline-marbaux)
- [Yvonne de Bray](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvonne-de-bray)
- [Ahmed Abdallah](https://cinepixo.com/people/ahmed-abdallah)
- [André Darnay](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-darnay)
- [Martine de Breteuil](https://cinepixo.com/people/martine-de-breteuil)
- [Jacques Varennes](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-varennes)
- [Claude Serre](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-serre)
- [Gilles Quéant](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilles-queant)

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