I will admit that I quite enjoyed this reversioning of Rosemary Sutcliff's book "The Eag...
The Eagle
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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The Eagle
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Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 8, 2011
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
Adventure, Drama
User Score
62%
Original Title
The Eagle
Production Companies
Prime Focus, Toledo Productions, Focus Features, Twins Financing, Film4 Productions
Director
Kevin Macdonald
Budget
$25,000,000
Revenue
$27,122,040
Description
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.