Order of the Black Eagle (film)

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Order of the Black Eagle
Directed by	Leonard Worth Keeter III
Screenplay by	Phil Behrens
Story by	Robert P. Eaton
Produced by	Robert P. Eaton Betty J. Stephens
Starring	Ian Hunter Charles K. Bibby William T. Hicks Anna Rapagna Jill Donnellan Shangtai Tuan Gene Scherer Wolfgang Linkman
Cinematography	Irl Dixon
Edited by	Matthew Mallinson
Music by	Dee Barton
Production company	Polo Players Ltd.
Distributed by	International Film Market
Release dates	December 1987 (1987-12)(Shelby, North Carolina)
Running time	93 minutes
Language	English

Order of the Black Eagle (aka Black Eagle) is an American action B movie released in December 1987. The film is a sequel to Unmasking the Idol , a 1986 spy film by the same director (Keeter), story-writer (Eaton), and screenplay writer (Behrens). Leonard Worth Keeter III directed the film in Shelby, North Carolina, at Earl Owensby Studios, and the surrounding area. ^{[1] [2]}

Plot

Duncan Jax, played by Ian Hunter, must stop neo-Nazis from destroying communication satellites and awakening Hitler from a cryogenic sleep. Jax assembles a band of the dirtiest fighters in the world to do it. ^[3]

Cast

Interpol Spy Agency

• Ian Hunter — Duncan Jax, secret agent
• Charles King "Chuck" Bibby — Star, head of spy agency
• Jill Donnellan — Tiffany Youngblood, undercover agent, and Jax assistant
• Shangtai Tuan — Sato, secret agent gadget designer

Duncan Jax's mercenaries

• Anna Maria Rapagna – Maxie Ryder
• Joe Coltrane — Hammer
• James Eric — Jake, aka "Juice"
• Bill Gribble — cowboy
• Dean Whitworth — Bolt
• Terry James Loughlin — S.
• Typhoon — "Boon," the Baboon, Duncan's pet and sidekick

Special appearance

• Flo Hyman — Spike, knife-wielding mercenary

Neo-Nazi group, "Order of the Black Eagle"

• William T. Hicks — millionaire Baron Ernst von Tepisch, leader of a neo-Nazi group
• Wolfgang Linkman — Colonel Wilhelm Stryker, Nazi security chief

Rest of cast

• Gene Scherer — Dr. Kurtz
• Stefan Krayk — Dr. George Brinkmann, Jr., laser scientist
• Tony Ellwood — Hitler (cameo appearance)

Post production

• Editor — Matthew Ernest Mallinson
• Assistant Editor — Lewis Andrew Schoenbrun
• Music — Dee Barton, original score composer and conductor

References

1. Jill Lanford, Spartanburg Area to Land a Role in the Movies, Spartanburg Herald-Journal, March 22, 1985, Sec. D, pg. 1
2. Connie Nelson (born 1959), Floyd Harris, Film Junkie's Guide to North Carolina, pg. 345 OCLC   54462077 ISBN   0895872692 ISBN   9780895872692
3. Charles P. Mitchell, The Hitler filmography: Worldwide Feature Film and Television Miniseries Portrayals, 1940 through 2000, Charles P. Mitchell, McFarland & Company (2002) OCLC   49727608 ISBN   078641295X ISBN   9780786412952

External links

• Plot and review by Brian vs. Movies (blog)
• Plot and review (July 22, 2011)
• Library reference — OCLC   59107692
• The Order of the Black Eagle at IMDb