Ninth legion eagle movie

From then on the ninth legion would play a leading role in some of the great wars of antiquity. With anthony higgins, christian rodska, peter whitbread, patrick holt. The mysterious disappearance of the famous ninth legion has always sparked off the interest of historians. He then recovers and heads north of hadrians wall to recover the eagle of the ninth legion which been lost with the destruction of the legion in battle years before. There is now a trailer for the eagle, formerly the eagle of the ninth, from director kevin macdonald state of play, the last king of scotland, one day in september. Rumors of the legions golden eagle appearing in a tribal temple reach marcus aquila channing tatum, flavius son, 20 years later. In 140 ad twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire ninth legion in the mountains of scotland young centurion marcus aquila tatum arrives from rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his. Accompanied only by his british slave esca bell, marcus sets out across hadrians wall into the uncharted. The eagle on dvd june 21, 2011 starring jamie bell, channing tatum, mark strong, donald sutherland. In 140 ad, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire ninth legion in the mountains of scotland, young centurion marcus aquila tatum arrives from rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the ninth. Based on a novel, the film follows a roman centurion named marcus aquila who attempts to recover the lost eagle emblem of the ninth legion, which was lost when the legion disappeared while on a. Its the search for the lost roman ninth legion 500 centurions who vanished in the highlands of scotland in. So the hero and his slave head off to recapture it. It was 20 years earlier that romes 5000strong ninth legion, under the.

Rosemary sutcliff found her inspiration for the eagle of the ninth in two real stories of roman britain one, the legendary and somewhat historically disputed disappearance of the ninth legion after it was sent north of hadrians wall to battle the picts in 117 ad. The eagle movie clip open the gates by blockbusteruk. In 2ndcentury britain, two men master and slave venture. Historically, the purported disappearance of the ninth legion in northern. His father was the legate of the legion with the emblem the eagle of the legion being lost. In 140 ad twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire ninth legion in the mountains of scotland young centurion marcus aquila tatum arrives from rome to. So much does it evoke the energy of traditional swordandshield movies that i had to bring the term ripsnorting out of retirement.

The eagle is a 2011 epic historical drama film set in roman britain directed by kevin. Follow the movie on facebook plot summary under the command of flavius aquila in a. It follows a disabled roman soldier discharged for his injuries, marcus aquila, and his quest to retrieve the lost eagle of the ninth legion, with the notentirelywilling help of his british slave, esca maccunoval. Now, marcus aquila, the son of the general who led the vanished legion, has commands a roman outpost in britain. The legion styled itself as the viiii or viiii h and stamped inscriptions and roof tiles as such this short history will use the legions own choice. The eagle movie official website buy now focus features. In 140 ad, the roman empire extends all the way to britain though its grasp is incomplete, as the rebellious tribes of caledonia todays scotland hold sway in the far north. Soon, a senator arrives at his uncles villa, and conversation returns to the fate of the ninth legion. The story is set in roman britain in the 2nd century ad, after the building of hadrians wall the eagle of the ninth 1977 drama set in 117 ad dealing with the search for the roman armys ninth.

Kevin macdonald has a movie about that same legion coming out next year. Could the rebellion of the scottish tribes have brought about its dissolution and led to the consolidation of a very strong border in the north, or is the explanation a totally different one, one in which the pictish tribes play a lesser part. In 120 ad, the warriors of the ninth roman legion marched into unconquered northern britainand disappeared. The eagle the eagle of the ninth in some markets is the 2011 film adaptation, directed by kevin macdonald, of rosemary sutcliffs 1954 novel the eagle of the ninth. Various theories surround the fate of the ninth, which vanished from roman records after ad 120. Jeremy brock has adapted the screenplay from rosemary sutcliff s classic novel the eagle of the ninth. One of things i might go back and revisit is when the book was written as compared to the when the movie was made. In 140 ad, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire ninth legion in the mountains of scotland, young centurion marcus. The roman epic adventure the eagle is directed by kevin macdonald and produced by.

Adapted by jeremy brock from rosemary sutcliffs historical adventure novel the eagle of the ninth 1954, the film tells the story of a young roman officer attempting to recover the lost roman eagle standard of his fathers legion in. The eagle of the ninth 1977 drama set in 117 ad dealing with the search for the roman armys ninth legion gold eagle standard. The eagle the ninth legion the eagle of the ninth is a historical adventure novel for children written by rosemary sutcliff and published in 1954. Watch the eagle 2011 full movie online video dailymotion. The 2017 doctor who episode the eaters of light features the remnants of the ninth legion, which was wiped out by an extradimensional being. The story is one i dimly recall, about the disappearance of the roman ninth legion, which marched north from the colony of england into the. Hollywood film the eagle on romes lost ninth legion.

The movie takes place about ten years after the real event. A roman mystery the lost 9th legion and the silchester eagle. Legion vor 20 jahren im norden englands verschwand, beginnt marcus flavius aquila, ein. Ninth legion shield prop store ultimate movie collectables. Tiberius belief that the war against tacfarinas was won proved illplaced as the desert hydra emerged once again the next year. The 2011 movie the eagle is based on the book the eagle of the ninth. A roman regiment cursed by boadicea has inspired two new films, centurion and the eagle of the ninth. What do we know of the ninth legion and why did it disappear. It was 20 years earlier that romes 5,000strong ninth legion, under the command of flavius and carrying their golden emblem, the eagle of the ninth, marched north into caledonia. Its sudden disappearance from all records at the start of the second century ad has brought about various theories about its fate, including one that rosemary sutcliffe used for her famous novel, the eagle of the ninth. The eagle of the ninth 1977 1 frontier fort youtube. The eagle is a ripsnorting adventure tale of the sort made before cgi, 3d and alphabet soup in general took the fun out of moviegoing. Since marcus has reasonably recovered from his wounds, he seeks permission to cross hadrians wall into caledonia and seek to retrieve the eagle.

Jamie bell in the eagle 2011 denis ohare and channing tatum in the eagle 2011. The fibreglass shield is painted black with metal silver wings, leg ix emblems, edging and circular. The eagle is a 2011 epic historical drama film set in roman britain directed by kevin macdonald, and starring channing tatum, jamie bell and donald sutherland. A ninth legion shield used in the channing tatum and jamie bell roman action movie the eagle. The eagle the ninth legion, a soundtrackmix of the movie. Five historical clangers in kevin macdonalds the eagle. Legio ix hispania, or the spanish ninth legion, stamped its name in history when it apparently disappeared off the face of the earth in the 2nd century ad. Here we see for the most part the actual actors trekking through. The exact year of the disappearance is unknown although some historians. Everything you need to know about the eagle movie 2011. Focus features released the first pictures of eagle of the ninth, take a look below.

Towards the end of the movie the few lost and surviving members of the legendary ninth legion unite to defend the eagle one last time using shields such as this against the seal people. Enjoyable an adventure as it is, kevin macdonalds the eagle a free adaptation of rosemary sutcliffs classic childrens story the eagle of the ninth, in which roman centurion marcus and his. The legend of the ninth gained form thanks to acclaimed novelist rosemary sutcliff, whose masterpiece, the eagle of the ninth, became an instant bestseller when published in 1954. Among those discovered are some mentioning a legio ix, a ninth legion. Accompanied by his slave jamie bell, marcus makes a dangerous journey to scotland to. In britannia in, a young roman officer named marcus flavius aquila and his freed slave esca search for the ninth legions gold eagle standard, which vanished with the legion years earlier. The movies a reasonable timepasser, especially for those who really like watching roman era movies, but if you have to choose just one.

Adapted from one of the bestselling childrens books of the 20th century, author rosemary sutcliffs the eagle of the ninth, the film theorizes what happened to the infamous ninth legion. Tiberius believed the war was over, the commander of the ninth legion, publius scipio, was honoured in lepcis magna, and the legion was recalled to pannonia. The question of what happened to the ninth legion is one of the great mysteries of history. The 20 book the eagle has fallen written by brian young also subscribes to the theory that the legion was destroyed in britain. When the eagle of the ninth was published people were still. F irst published in 1954, the eagle of the ninth, rosemary sutcliffs novel for older children, is now regarded as a classic. Not only were 5,000 legionaries lives presumably forfeited, were told in the eagle, so too was the troops standard, a golden eagle that symbolized everything rome stood for.