Eagle in a Cage (Hallmark Hall of Fame)
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Episode 1
| "Eagle in a Cage" | |
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| Hallmark Hall of Fame episode | |
 Pamela Franklin and Trevor Howard in Eagle in a Cage | |
| Episode no. | Season 15 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | George Schaefer |
| Written by | Millard Lampell |
| Original air date | October 20, 1965 |
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"Eagle in a Cage" was an American television movie broadcast on October 20, 1965, as part of the television series, Hallmark Hall of Fame. It told the story of Napoleon at Saint Helena.
Millard Lampell was the writer and George Schaefer the producer and director. Trevor Howard starred as Napoleon. The production was nominated for six Emmy Awards and won two: Lampell for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, and James Daly for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
The movie tells the story of Napoleon during his exile by Great Britain to the island of Saint Helena. After his efforts to escape are unsuccessful, Napoleon (played by Trevor Howard) writes his memoir and befriends a local girl Betsy Balcombe (played by Pamela Franklin).