Fall of Eagles is a 13-part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series was created by John Elliot and produced by Stuart Burge.
The series portrays historical events from 1848 to 1918, dealing with the ruling dynasties of Europe in Austria-Hungary, Germany and Russia.
It boasted an impressive cast including Curt Jürgens, Gemma Jones, Maurice Denham, Barry Foster, Gayle Hunnicutt, Patrick Stewart, Rachel Gurney, Charles Kay, Frank Thornton, Denis Lill, Diane Keen, Laurence Naismith, Lynn Farleigh, John Rhys-Davies, Paul Eddington, Freddie Jones, Charles Gray, Mary Wimbush, Pamela Brown, Tony Jay, Tom Conti, Miriam Margolyes, Andrew Keir and Marius Goring.
The scriptwriters were Keith Dewhurst, John Elliot, Trevor Griffiths, Elizabeth Holford, Ken Hughes, Troy Kennedy Martin, Robert Muller, Jack Pulman, David Turner and Hugh Whitemore.
The music accompanying the main title and credits is the Trauermarsch (Funeral March), the first movement of Symphony No. 5 (Mahler). The closing theme music is the central section from the first movement of Symphony No. 6 (Shostakovich).
Fall of Eagles was released on video and DVD in 2004 in the United Kingdom, with the release
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