Valley of Eagles (1951)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Terence Young

Writers:

Nat A. Bronsten (story)
Paul Tabori (story)

Release Date:

25 April 1952 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama

Tagline:

Filmed in the icy wilderness of the perilous Arctic

Plot:

A Norwegian scientist builds a device that can convert sound waves into electrical energy. However,...

Plot Keywords:

Science | Spy | Nature

Cast

Jack Warner	...	Inspector Peterson
Nadia Gray	...	Kara Niemann
John McCallum	...	Dr. Nils Ahlen
Anthony Dawson	...	Sven Nystrom
Mary Laura Wood	...	Helga Ahlen
Naima Wifstrand	...	Baroness Erland
Norman Macowan	...	McTavis, ferry pilot
Alfred Maurstad	...	Trerik
Martin Boddey	...	Chief of the Lost Valley
Christopher Lee	...	Det. Holt
Ewen Solon	...	Det. Anderson
Gösta Cederlund	...	Prof. Lind
Sten Lindgren	...	Director-General of the Research Inst.
Kurt-Olof Sundström
Peter Blitz	...	Anders

Also Known As:

Valley of the Eagles (USA)

Runtime:

86 min | USA:82 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:15 | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Independent Sovereign Films

Excellent crime-adventure drama

Valley of Eagles recently came on BBC2 one afternoon so I set the video and was certainly pleased I did.

A scientist who has invented a machine that can convert sound waves into electrical energy has this stolen by his wife and assistant and this results in a chase across the frozen wastes of Lapland. The scientist teams up with a copper and they join a party who is transporting reindeer the same route. They face many dangers on the way: blizzards, a pack of hungry wolves and avalanches. A lot of the wolves are killed by some eagles that Laplanders use for killing instead of guns to reduce the risk of an avalanche which would result in their village being destroyed. The scientist catches up with his wife and assistant and escape and once the assistant stars shooting a gun, this results in an avalanche and both are killed but the village is safe. The scientist also finds a new love at the end.

Valley of Eagles contains some fantastic scenery in Lapland and has a good score too. Animal lovers probably won't enjoy this though. The snow scenes remind me of the Wilderness Family movies.

The cast includes Jack Warner (Dixon of Dock Green, The Quatermass Xperiment), John McCallum, Anthony Dawson and Nadia Gray. Horror legend Christopher Lee (Dracula) has a small part as a copper.

Valley of Eagles is certainly worth seeing, just for that scenery. Excellent.

Rating: 4 stars out of 5.