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The Eagle
Matt Nettheim (c) 2010 Focus Features LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Synopsis
In 2nd-Century Roman-ruled Britain, a young Roman soldier endeavours to honour his father's memory by finding his lost legion's golden emblem. Two men – master and slave – venture beyond the edge of the known world on a dangerous and obsessive quest that will push them beyond the boundaries of loyalty and betrayal, friendship and hatred, deceit and heroism.
Adapted from Rosemary Sutcliff’s classic novel "The Eagle of the Ninth."
Details
- Year
- 2011
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 114 mins
- Director
- Kevin Macdonald
- Producer
- Caroline Hewitt
- Co-Producer
- Caroline Hewitt
- Editor
- Justine Wright
- Screenwriter
- Jeremy Brock (screenplay), Rosemary Sutcliff (novel)
- Director of Photography
- Anthony Dodd Mantle, BSC, DFF
- Production Designer
- Michael Carlin
- Principal Cast
- Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Mark Strong
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 21st January 2011
