The Eagle
The destiny of a soldier. The honour of a slave. The fate of an empire.
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.
- Year: 2011
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Adventure, Drama
- Studio: Prime Focus, Toledo Productions, Focus Features, Twins Financing, Film4 Productions
- Keyword: roman empire, scotland, slavery, eagle, ancient rome, honor, disappearance, ancient world, britain, slave, scottish highlands, 2nd century, hadrian’s wall
- Director: Kevin Macdonald
- Cast: Channing Tatum, Mark Strong, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Denis O'Hare, Tahar Rahim
