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Red Eagle, the Movie

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Red Eagle, the Movie
Theatrical release poster
SpanishÁguila Roja: La película
Directed byJosé Ramón Ayerra Díaz
Screenplay by
  • Pilar Nadal
  • J. M. Ruiz Córdoba
  • Guillermo Cisneros
Produced byDaniel Écija
Starring
CinematographyAdolfo del Casar
Edited byArturo Barahona
Music byDaniel Sánchez de la Hera
Production
companies
  • Globomedia
  • Versátil Films
Distributed byHispano Foxfilm
Release date
  • 20 April 2011 (2011-04-20)
CountrySpain
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
  • Portuguese
Budget€7 million
Box office€3 million

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.

Plot

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The 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

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Production

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The 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

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Hispano 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

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Jonathan 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Holland, Jonathan (5 May 2011). "Red Eagle". Variety.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Varea, Ramiro (12 April 2011). "'Águila Roja' salta a la gran pantalla". Público.
  4. ^ Quijorna, Cristian (27 October 2016). "'Águila Roja' llega a su fin: La serie que se convirtió en un icono de TVE". FormulaTV.
  5. ^ "Fox takes 'Red Eagle' in Spain". Variety. 13 August 2010.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Ceballos, Noel (16 March 2011). "Águila Roja, la película". Fotogramas.