Political intrigue and psychological drama run parallel. The queen is in seclusion, veiling her face for the ten years since her husband's assassination, longing to join him in death. Stanislas, a poet whose pen name is Azrael, is a suicidal anarchist, his imagination haunted into hate by longing for this queen who's drawn apart. He enters her private quarters intent on killing her then himself, but they fall in love, in part because he looks like the king. Stanislas wants her to regain political power by appearing to the public, and she tries to convince him to find hope and escape. All the while, the queen's enemies plot to keep the lovers together but to thwart their plans.
Unfortunately the movie The Eagle with Two Heads is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Jean Cocteau | Writer |
| Directing | Jean Cocteau | Director |
| Production | Alexandre Mnouchkine | Producer |
| Editing | Raymond Leboursier | Editor |
| Production | Georges Dancigers | Producer |
| Sound | Georges Auric | Music |
| Editing | Claude Ibéria | Editor |
| Crew | Christian Matras | Cinematography |
| Camera | Raymond Voinquel | Still Photographer |
| Production | Georges Dancigers | Production Manager |
| Art | Georges Wakhévitch | Production Design |
| Camera | Alain Douarinou | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Hervé Bromberger | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carmen Brel | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Maurice Hartwig | Unit Manager |
| Art | Christian Bérard | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcel Escoffier | Costume Design |
| Sound | René Longuet | Sound |
| Writing | Jean Cocteau | Theatre Play |
