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The Eagle

The Eagle

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

20116.21h 54m

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.

Directed by Kevin Macdonald
Written by Rosemary Sutcliff, Jeremy Brock
Produced by Duncan Kenworthy
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $27.1M

Top Cast

Channing Tatum

Channing Tatum

Marcus Aquila

Mark Strong

Mark Strong

Guern

Jamie Bell

Jamie Bell

Esca

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Aquila

Denis O'Hare

Denis O'Hare

Lotorius

Tahar Rahim

Tahar Rahim

Seal Prince

Dakin Matthews

Dakin Matthews

Claudius Marcellus

Douglas Henshall

Douglas Henshall

Cradoc

Paul Ritter

Paul Ritter

Galba

Pip Carter

Pip Carter

Servius Placidus

Themes & Keywords

roman empirescotlandslaveryeagleancient romehonordisappearanceancient worldbritainslavescottish highlands2nd centuryhadrian’s wall

About The Eagle

The Eagle is a adventure, drama film released in 2011 exploring themes of roman empire, scotland, slavery, eagle, ancient rome, honor. Directed by Kevin Macdonald, it stars Channing Tatum, Mark Strong, Jamie Bell. 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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