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

The Eagle (2011)

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

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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Cast & Crew

Director
Kevin Macdonald
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    Marcus Aquila Channing Tatum
  • Profile picture of Mark Strong
    Guern Mark Strong
  • Profile picture of Jamie Bell
    Esca Jamie Bell
  • Profile picture of Donald Sutherland
    Aquila Donald Sutherland
  • Profile picture of Denis O'Hare
    Lotorius Denis O'Hare
  • Profile picture of Tahar Rahim
    Seal Prince Tahar Rahim
  • Profile picture of Dakin Matthews
    Claudius Marcellus Dakin Matthews
  • Profile picture of Douglas Henshall
    Cradoc Douglas Henshall

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Keywords

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