The Eagle

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

The Eagle — Plot

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.

• Release date
• February 8, 2011
• Runtime
• 114 min
• Genres
• Adventure, Drama
• Director
• Kevin Macdonald

The Eagle — 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