The Eagle
6.2/10
Rating
114 min
Runtime
2011
Release Year
Kevin Macdonald
Director
Cast
Channing Tatum, Mark Strong, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Denis O'Hare
Quick Synopsis
In 140 AD, two decades after the entire Ninth Legion vanished in the Scottish mountains without explanation, a young Roman centurion named Marcus Aquila travels from Rome to investigate what happened and to clear his father’s name, who had commanded the Ninth Legion. Marcus is accompanied by Esca, his British slave, as they journey beyond Hadrian's Wall into the unfamiliar and dangerous highlands of Caledonia. Their mission is to face the local tribes, uncover the truth about the legion's fate, honor his father's legacy, and recover the legion's lost golden emblem, known as the Eagle of the Ninth.
Detailed Synopsis of 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.
