Red Eagle, the Movie
Red Eagle, the Movie 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
The plot follows a thwarted conspiration involving England, Portugal, and France to dethrone Philip IV, and Gonzalo Montalvo retiring upon the blinding of son Alonso.Production
The film is a Globomedia and Versátil Films production. It boasted €7 million budget. Shooting locations included El Escorial, San Martín de Valdeiglesias, Navas del Rey, San Martín de la Vega, and Valsaín.Release
Hispano Foxfilm picked up theatrical and DVD distribution rights to the film in Spain. The film was released theatrically in Spain on 20 April 2011, grossing €3,074,919.Reception
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".Noel Ceballos of Fotogramas rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, citing "its stale appeal to popular patriotism" as a negative point.