7.9
Heat
1995
“The destiny of a soldier. The honour of a slave. The fate of an empire.”
The Eagle (2011)
February 8, 20111h 54mEN
6.2
1.4K votes
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.
Director
Kevin MacdonaldWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$25.0M
Revenue
$27.1M
Production Companies
Prime FocusToledo ProductionsFocus FeaturesTwins FinancingFilm4 Productions
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CinemaSerf
7.0I 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 accom…
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