Marcus Aquila
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Plot. In the year 149 AD, twenty years after the Ninth Legion disappeared in the north of Britain, Marcus Flavius Aquila, a young Roman centurion, arrives in Roman Britain to serve at his first post as a garrison commander.
Synopsis. The Year is A.D. 140, and it has been 20 years since Rome's legendary Ninth Legion marched north into Caledonia (modern Scotland) to gain control over all of Britain. The Legion was completely defeated, to Rome's embarrassment, and the Legion's prized standard, a golden eagle, captured.
The Eagle: Directed by Kevin Macdonald. With Channing Tatum, István Göz, Bence Gerö, Denis O'Hare. In Roman-ruled Britain, a young Roman soldier endeavors to honor his father's memory by finding his lost legion's golden emblem.
Feb 9, 2011 · Rip-snorting heroes vs. barbarians. Action. 114 minutes ‧ PG-13 ‧ 2011. Roger Ebert. February 9, 2011. 4 min read. “The Eagle” is a rip-snorting adventure tale of the sort made before CGI, 3-D and alphabet soup in general took the fun out of moviegoing.
Feb 8, 2011 · The Eagle, directed by Kevin Macdonald, is an epic historical adventure set in 140 AD. The film follows a young Roman officer, Marcus Aquila, played by Channing Tatum, as he ventures into the perilous terrain of ancient Britain to recover the lost Roman Ninth Legion's golden emblem.
Sep 13, 2023 · Originally sourced from the 1954 novel The Eagle of the Ninth, written by Rosemary Sutcliff, the 2011 movie follows the story of Roman Centurion Marcus Flavius (Channing Tatum) and slave Esca (Jamie Bell) as they attempt to locate the lost eagle standard of the legion of Marcus' father.
Fast forward 20 years and in the Roman-occupied South, Marcus Aquila (Channing Tatum), the son of the Ninth Legion commander, is a promising Centurion dead-set on restoring his family’s honor. Those dreams are dashed, however, when he’s injured during an enemy raid and handed an honorable discharge.
