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The Eagle (2011)

The Eagle (2011)

Drama Adventure

The destiny of a soldier. The honour of a slave. The fate of an empire.

Release Date: 2011, February 8
Directors: Kevin Macdonald
Countries: United States of America
Production: Prime Focus, Toledo Productions, Focus Features, Twins Financing, Film4 Productions
Cast: Ned Dennehy, István Göz, Channing Tatum, Mark Strong, Granville Saxton, Paul Ritter, Jon Campling, Tahar Rahim, Donald Sutherland, Julian Lewis Jones, Pip Carter, Jamie Bell

Overview:

In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca, Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia - to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth.

Keywords:

slavery roman empire disappearance honor ancient rome ancient world 2nd century scotland eagle slave scottish highlands hadrian’s wall britain antiquity