Rosemary sutcliff found her inspiration for the eagle of the ninth in two real stories of roman britain one, the legendary and somewhat historically disputed disappearance of the ninth legion after it was sent north of hadrians wall to battle the picts in 117 ad. One of things i might go back and revisit is when the book was written as compared to the when the movie was made. The legend of the ninth gained form thanks to acclaimed novelist rosemary sutcliff, whose masterpiece, the eagle of the ninth, became an. So the hero and his slave head off to recapture it.
From then on the ninth legion would play a leading role in some of the great wars of antiquity. Hollywood film the eagle on romes lost ninth legion. Not only were 5,000 legionaries lives presumably forfeited, were told in the eagle, so too was the troops standard, a golden eagle that symbolized everything rome stood for. Jeremy brock has adapted the screenplay from rosemary sutcliff s classic novel the eagle of the ninth. The eagle on dvd june 21, 2011 starring jamie bell, channing tatum, mark strong, donald sutherland. The question of what happened to the ninth legion is one of the great mysteries of history. In 1954, childrens author rosemary sutcliff published the eagle of the ninth, an adventure novel in which the heroic legion was massacred by pict hordes in. The eagle is a ripsnorting adventure tale of the sort made before cgi, 3d and alphabet soup in general took the fun out of moviegoing. The eagle is a 2011 epic historical drama film set in roman britain directed by kevin macdonald, and starring channing tatum, jamie bell and donald sutherland. Rumors of the legions golden eagle appearing in a tribal temple reach marcus aquila channing tatum, flavius son, 20 years later. Could the rebellion of the scottish tribes have brought about its dissolution and led to the consolidation of a very strong border in the north, or is the explanation a totally different one, one in which the pictish tribes play a lesser part. The story is set in roman britain in the 2nd century ad, after the building of hadrians wall the eagle of the ninth 1977 drama set in 117 ad dealing with the search for the roman armys ninth. His father was the legate of the legion with the emblem the eagle of the legion being lost.
The eagle is a 2011 epic historical drama film set in roman britain directed by kevin. Legio ix hispania, or the spanish ninth legion, stamped its name in history when it apparently disappeared off the face of the earth in the 2nd century ad. Tiberius belief that the war against tacfarinas was won proved illplaced as the desert hydra emerged once again the next year. The story is one i dimly recall, about the disappearance of the roman ninth legion, which marched north from the colony of england into the.
Kevin macdonald has a movie about that same legion coming out next year. The eagle of the ninth is an upcoming sword and sandal movie directed by kevin macdonald and starring channing tatum, jamie bell, mark strong, and denis ohare. The exact year of the disappearance is unknown although some historians. Since marcus has reasonably recovered from his wounds, he seeks permission to cross hadrians wall into caledonia and seek to retrieve the eagle. Legion vor 20 jahren im norden englands verschwand, beginnt marcus flavius aquila, ein. It follows a disabled roman soldier discharged for his injuries, marcus aquila, and his quest to retrieve the lost eagle of the ninth legion, with the notentirelywilling help of his british slave, esca maccunoval. Towards the end of the movie the few lost and surviving members of the legendary ninth legion unite to defend the eagle one last time using shields such as this against the seal people. Its the search for the lost roman ninth legion 500 centurions who vanished in the highlands of scotland in. The mysterious disappearance of the famous ninth legion has always sparked off the interest of historians. The eagle movie official website buy now focus features.
Adapted from one of the bestselling childrens books of the 20th century, author rosemary sutcliffs the eagle of the ninth, the film theorizes what happened to the infamous ninth legion. Among those discovered are some mentioning a legio ix, a ninth legion. It was 20 years earlier that romes 5,000strong ninth legion, under the command of flavius and carrying their golden emblem, the eagle of the ninth, marched north into caledonia. This is the first attested evidence for the existence of a ninth legion in the roman army. In 2ndcentury britain, two men master and slave venture. In 120 ad, the warriors of the ninth roman legion marched into unconquered northern britainand disappeared. Jamie bell in the eagle 2011 denis ohare and channing tatum in the eagle 2011. Tiberius believed the war was over, the commander of the ninth legion, publius scipio, was honoured in lepcis magna, and the legion was recalled to pannonia.
F irst published in 1954, the eagle of the ninth, rosemary sutcliffs novel for older children, is now regarded as a classic. A ninth legion shield used in the channing tatum and jamie bell roman action movie the eagle. Various theories surround the fate of the ninth, which vanished from roman records after ad 120. When the eagle of the ninth was published people were still. The movies a reasonable timepasser, especially for those who really like watching roman era movies, but if you have to choose just one. The eagle the ninth legion the eagle of the ninth is a historical adventure novel for children written by rosemary sutcliff and published in 1954. The movie takes place about ten years after the real event.
In 140 ad, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire ninth legion in the mountains of scotland, young centurion marcus. The eagle of the ninth 1977 1 frontier fort youtube. The roman epic adventure the eagle is directed by kevin macdonald and produced by. Enjoyable an adventure as it is, kevin macdonalds the eagle a free adaptation of rosemary sutcliffs classic childrens story the eagle of the ninth, in which roman centurion marcus and his.
Soon, a senator arrives at his uncles villa, and conversation returns to the fate of the ninth legion. Ninth legion shield prop store ultimate movie collectables. There is now a trailer for the eagle, formerly the eagle of the ninth, from director kevin macdonald state of play, the last king of scotland, one day in september. A roman mystery the lost 9th legion and the silchester eagle.
Here we see for the most part the actual actors trekking through. Focus features released the first pictures of eagle of the ninth, take a look below. The legend of the ninth gained form thanks to acclaimed novelist rosemary sutcliff, whose masterpiece, the eagle of the ninth, became an instant bestseller when published in 1954. The eagle of the ninth 1977 drama set in 117 ad dealing with the search for the roman armys ninth legion gold eagle standard. In 140 ad, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire ninth legion in the mountains of scotland, young centurion marcus aquila tatum arrives from rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the ninth. Its sudden disappearance from all records at the start of the second century ad has brought about various theories about its fate, including one that rosemary sutcliffe used for her famous novel, the eagle of the ninth.
Accompanied only by his british slave esca bell, marcus sets out across hadrians wall into the uncharted. Watch the eagle 2011 full movie online video dailymotion. The legion styled itself as the viiii or viiii h and stamped inscriptions and roof tiles as such this short history will use the legions own choice. In 140 ad twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire ninth legion in the mountains of scotland young centurion marcus aquila tatum arrives from rome to. In 140 ad, the roman empire extends all the way to britain though its grasp is incomplete, as the rebellious tribes of caledonia todays scotland hold sway in the far north. Everything you need to know about the eagle movie 2011. Adapted by jeremy brock from rosemary sutcliffs historical adventure novel the eagle of the ninth 1954, the film tells the story of a young roman officer attempting to recover the lost roman eagle standard of his fathers legion in. The eagle movie clip open the gates by blockbusteruk. So much does it evoke the energy of traditional swordandshield movies that i had to bring the term ripsnorting out of retirement.
What do we know of the ninth legion and why did it disappear. Now, marcus aquila, the son of the general who led the vanished legion, has commands a roman outpost in britain. The 2017 doctor who episode the eaters of light features the remnants of the ninth legion, which was wiped out by an extradimensional being. With anthony higgins, christian rodska, peter whitbread, patrick holt. A roman regiment cursed by boadicea has inspired two new films, centurion and the eagle of the ninth. In 140 ad twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire ninth legion in the mountains of scotland young centurion marcus aquila tatum arrives from rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his. It was 20 years earlier that romes 5000strong ninth legion, under the.
Five historical clangers in kevin macdonalds the eagle. Historically, the purported disappearance of the ninth legion in northern. The eagle the ninth legion, a soundtrackmix of the movie. Follow the movie on facebook plot summary under the command of flavius aquila in a.
In britannia in, a young roman officer named marcus flavius aquila and his freed slave esca search for the ninth legions gold eagle standard, which vanished with the legion years earlier. Based on a novel, the film follows a roman centurion named marcus aquila who attempts to recover the lost eagle emblem of the ninth legion, which was lost when the legion disappeared while on a. The 20 book the eagle has fallen written by brian young also subscribes to the theory that the legion was destroyed in britain. The fibreglass shield is painted black with metal silver wings, leg ix emblems, edging and circular. The eagle the eagle of the ninth in some markets is the 2011 film adaptation, directed by kevin macdonald, of rosemary sutcliffs 1954 novel the eagle of the ninth. Accompanied by his slave jamie bell, marcus makes a dangerous journey to scotland to. The 2011 movie the eagle is based on the book the eagle of the ninth.
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