The Eagle

About The Eagle

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 sa…

Kevin Macdonald's The Eagle is a 2011 adventure drama film. Released in February 2011, it runs 114 minutes.

Channing Tatum takes the lead as Marcus Aquila, Mark Strong as Guern, Jamie Bell as Esca, and Donald Sutherland as Aquila. Written by Jeremy Brock. Production companies include Film4 Productions and Focus Features.

Shelv files it under disappearance, scotland, slavery, and ancient rome. It streams on Philo, Starz, and Starz Amazon Channel in the United States.

Gladiator, Spartacus, and Centurion make useful companions to The Eagle, all filed under 2nd century and ancient world. It scores 6.2 out of 10 from 1,479 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.