The Eagle

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

2011 1h 54m EN

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6.2

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 1,481🥫39%Rotten Tomatoes●55Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 77,136

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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.

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

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Cast

Channing Tatum
Marcus Aquila
Mark Strong
Guern
Jamie Bell
Esca
Donald Sutherland
Aquila
Denis O'Hare
Lotorius
Tahar Rahim
Seal Prince
Dakin Matthews
Claudius Marcellus
Douglas Henshall
Cradoc

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kevin Macdonald
Writers: Jeremy Brock
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Released 15 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kevin Macdonald, shot by Anthony Dod Mantle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Atli Örvarsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Channing Tatum and Mark Strong and Jamie Bell carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "The destiny of a soldier. The honour of a slave. The fate of an empire.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1034389 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kevin Macdonald directs. Anthony Dod Mantle behind the camera. Atli Örvarsson scores. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 15 years ago.
2Directed by Kevin Macdonald, shot by Anthony Dod Mantle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Atli Örvarsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Channing Tatum and Mark Strong and Jamie Bell carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "The destiny of a soldier. The honour of a slave. The fate of an empire.".
6IMDB entry: tt1034389 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 14 themes, including "roman empire", "scotland", "slavery", "eagle".

The technical file

Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle
Original score: Atli Örvarsson
Production design: Michael Carlin
Costume design: Michael O'Connor
Makeup / hair: Krisztina Fehér
VFX supervisor: Steve Street
Sound: Richard Pryke
Stunt coordinator: Domonkos Párdányi
Runtime: 114 min · 1h 54m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $25,000,000
Box office: $27,122,040
Return: 108% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Eagle (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes: 39% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 55/100
IMDB rating: 6.2/10 · 77,136 votes
MPAA: PG-13

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CinemaSerf2024-06-08
★ 7/10
I will admit that I quite enjoyed this reversioning of Rosemary Sutcliff's book "The Eagle of the Ninth". Channing Tatum takes on the role of "Marcus Aquila" - son of one of the cohort commanders of the famous 9th legion that vanished in the highlands of modern-day Scotland sometime in the 2nd Century AD. Determined to restore the honour of his father, he and his slave "Esca" (Jamie Bell) set off to locate the Eagle - the golden symbol of the Roman people that was carried before the legion. This is quite a fast moving little adventure film with an interesting score from Atli Örvarsson to accompany their travails through hostile territory in search of their trophy. There is a chemistry between the two stars and some beautiful outdoor photography. Tahar Rahim is good as the grittily determined and ruthless prince of the Seal people and Ned Dennehy also stands out, albeit for only few scenes, as his slightly deranged father. Mark Strong also appears a few times too, sporting a completely unnecessary American accent! Passes the time enjoyably.

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