Centurion
Synopsis
AD 117. The Roman Empire stretches from Egypt to Spain, and East as far as the Black Sea. But in northern Britain, the relentless onslaught of conquest has ground to a halt in face of the guerrilla tactics of an elusive enemy: the savage and terrifying tribesmen known as the Picts.
Quintus, sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary 9th legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the earth and destroy their leader Gorlacon.
But when the legion is ambushed on unfamiliar ground, and Virilus taken captive, Quintus faces a desperate struggle to keep his small platoon alive behind enemy lines, evading remorseless Pict pursuers over harsh terrain, as the band of soldiers race to rescue their General, and to reach the safety of the Roman frontier.
From writer/director, Neil Marshall, Centurion is a gripping survival thriller set against a background of conquest and invasion; a pursuit movie in the vein of Deliverance, Last Of The Mohicans and Apocalypto.
Details
- Year
- 2010
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- TBC
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
- Neil Marshall
- Producer
- Christian Colson, Robert Jones
- Editor
- Chris Gill
- Screenwriter
- Neil Marshall
- Director of Photography
- Sam McCurdy
- Production Designer
- Simon Bowles
- Music
- llan Eshkeri
- Principal Cast
- Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Olga Kurylenko
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 4th December 2009
