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The Last Legion

The Last Legion

The end of an empire...the beginning of a legend.

20075.61h 42m

Overview

As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.

Directed by Doug Lefler
Written by Valerio Massimo Manfredi, Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth
Produced by Tarak Ben Ammar, Raffaella De Laurentiis, Martha De Laurentiis
Box OfficeBudget: $67.0MRevenue: $25.3M

Top Cast

Colin Firth

Colin Firth

Aurelius

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Ambrosinus

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Mira

Peter Mullan

Peter Mullan

Odoacer

Kevin McKidd

Kevin McKidd

Wulfila

John Hannah

John Hannah

Nestor

Iain Glen

Iain Glen

Orestes

Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Romulus Augustus

Rupert Friend

Rupert Friend

Demetrius

Nonso Anozie

Nonso Anozie

Batiatus

Themes & Keywords

roman empireswordemperordruidancient romewestern roman empireancient worldexcalibur1st centurybritannia

About The Last Legion

The Last Legion is a action, adventure, fantasy, war film released in 2007 exploring themes of roman empire, sword, emperor, druid, ancient rome, western roman empire. Directed by Doug Lefler, it stars Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.

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