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The Eagle
The Eagle

The Eagle

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

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AdventureDrama

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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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Budget

$25000000

Revenue

$27122040

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

114 mins

Rating

6.239/10

Release Date

08 February 2011

Country

United States of America

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

Ned Dennehy

Ned Dennehy

Seal Chief / The Horned One

István Göz

István Göz

Cohort Centurion

Bence Gerö

Bence Gerö

Celt Boy / Young Marcus

Zsolt László

Zsolt László

Paulus

Julian Lewis Jones

Julian Lewis Jones

Cassius

Brian Gleeson

Brian Gleeson

Traveller #1

Jon Campling

Jon Campling

Traveller #2

Aladár Laklóth

Aladár Laklóth

Flavius Aquila

Granville Saxton

Granville Saxton

Patrician

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