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Fall of Eagles: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Fall of Eagles (1974): Drama, War, History. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

Classic 1970s drama serial. A spectre is haunting the old monarchies of Europe - the spectre of revolution. Will Franz Josef's bride, the independent young Empress Elizabeth, succeed in averting the threatened doom of the Habsburg autocrats?

Series details

  • Title: Fall of Eagles
  • Format: Scripted
  • Language: English
  • Genres: Drama, War, History
  • Premiere date: 1974-03-15
  • Final broadcast date listed: 1974-06-07
  • Status in TVmaze: Ended
  • Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
  • Network country: United Kingdom
  • Typical episode runtime: 55 minutes
  • TVMaze ID: 13332
  • IMDb ID: tt0207885
  • TVDB ID: 74563

Cast and credited roles

  • Griffith Jones — Hintze
  • Maurice Denham — Kaiser Wilhelm I
  • Gemma Jones — Vicky
  • Curd Jürgens — Bismarck
  • Denis Lill — Prince Frederick William
  • Peter Woodthorpe — Archduke Franz Ferdinand
  • Perlita Neilson — Queen Victoria
  • Barry Foster — Willy
  • Roger Hammond — Albrecht
  • Basil Henson — Von Moltke
  • Tony Jay — Alexander III
  • Frank Thornton — Prince Albert

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

  • Season 1: premiered 1974-03-15; final listed air date 1974-06-07; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Fall of Eagles on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.

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