The Eagle

Title:

The Eagle

Genres:

Adventure , Drama

Companies:

Prime Focus, Toledo Productions, Focus Features, Twins Financing, Film4 Productions

Countries:

United States of America

Release Date:

2011-02-08

Runtime:

114

Languages:

English

Status:

Released

Tagline:

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

Budget:

$25000000

Revenue:

$27122040

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.

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Channing Tatum

Marcus Aquila

Mark Strong

Guern

Jamie Bell

Esca

Donald Sutherla

Aquila

Denis O'Hare

Lotorius

Tahar Rahim

Seal Prince

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Movie Reviews

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I will admit that I quite enjoyed this reversioning of Rosemary Sutcliff's book "The Eagle of the Ninth". Channing Tatum takes on the role of "Marcus Aquila" - son of one of the cohort commanders of the famous 9th legion that vanished in the highlands of modern-day Scotland sometime in the 2nd Century AD. Determined to restore the honour of his father, he and his slave "Esca" (Jamie Bell) set off to locate the Eagle - the golden symbol of the Roman people that was carried before the legion. This is quite a fast moving little adventure film with an interesting score from Atli Örvarsson to accompany their travails through hostile territory in search of their trophy. There is a chemistry between the two stars and some beautiful outdoor photography. Tahar Rahim is good as the grittily determined and ruthless prince of the Seal people and Ned Dennehy also stands out, albeit for only few scenes, as his slightly deranged father. Mark Strong also appears a few times too, sporting a completely unnecessary American accent! Passes the time enjoyably.