The Eagle

2011 • 114 min • PG-13

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

★ 6.2 / 10 (1,469 votes)

Adventure Drama

Synopsis

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.

About This Film

The Eagle is a 2011 adventure, drama film directed by Kevin Macdonald. With a runtime of 114 minutes, the film has earned an audience rating of 6.2 out of 10 based on 1,469 votes on TMDB. The film stars Channing Tatum, Mark Strong, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Denis O'Hare among its cast of 19 credited actors.

Cast

Channing Tatum

as Marcus Aquila

Mark Strong

as Guern

Jamie Bell

as Esca

Donald Sutherland

as Aquila

Denis O'Hare

as Lotorius

Tahar Rahim

as Seal Prince

Dakin Matthews

as Claudius Marcellus

Douglas Henshall

as Cradoc

Paul Ritter

as Galba

Pip Carter

as Servius Placidus

Ned Dennehy

as Seal Chief / The Horned One

István Göz

as Cohort Centurion

Bence Gerö

as Celt Boy / Young Marcus

Zsolt László

as Paulus

Julian Lewis Jones

as Cassius

Brian Gleeson

as Traveller #1

Jon Campling

as Traveller #2

Aladár Laklóth

as Flavius Aquila

Granville Saxton

as Patrician

Crew