The Last Legion (Original title)L' Ultima Legione (Alternative title)Posledná Légia (Alternative title)La Dernière Légion (Alternative title)
Dates: 2006 (Copyright), 19 October 2007 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, Italy, France, Slovakia, TunisiaDirected by: Doug Lefler
Synopsis: Set against the backdrop of the dying days of the Roman Empire. The last emperor of Rome, 12-year-old Romulus Augustus, is imprisoned on the island of Capri. Aided by his teacher Ambrosinus and legionnaire Aurelius, he escapes from the island. Along with Byzantine warrior Mira, they set out on a trek for Britannia in search of the Lost Legion in a bid to make one final stand for Rome.
Genres: Crime, War
Releases
Date: 17 August 2007Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: Super-35 - Colour - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSRuntime: 110 mins Dialogue (original): English
Title: Tuttofilm 2007-2008 Tutti i Film dell'AnnoAuthor: MOLINARI, Mario Article type: CreditsLanguage: Italian
Description: In a list of releases in Italy for 2007-2008.
In: Sight and Sound v18 n1 January 2008 Page: 78,80
Title: Reviews: The Last LegionAuthor: FAHY, Patrick Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Variety 27 Aug 2007 Page: 104
Title: Film ReviewsAuthor: LEYDON, Joe Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Positif n560 October 2007 Page: 40
Title: Actualité: Notes sur les films de A à ZAuthor: NIOGRET, Hubert Article type: ReviewLanguage: French
In: Empire n222 December 2007 Page: 94
Title: In cinemas: The Last LegionAuthor: SMITH, Anna Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1516 23 Sep 2005 Page: 14
Title: Promotional feature: A place in the sunArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: The LAST LEGION is shooting at Empire Studios in Tunisia, a country fast becoming an international location hub w/ Tarak Ammar's Quinta Communications completing the construction of the only digital lab facility in Gammarth near Tunis.
In: Screen Finance v18 n12 29 Jun 2005 Page: 1,3
Title: Ingenious earmarks £2m for developmentAuthor: ADLER, Tim Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Details of Ingenious Film Partners funding scheme, launched by financier Ingenious Media, and of its debut slate of pro- ductions, including four 20th Century fox projects and three from producer Dino De Laurentiis.
In: Screen Finance v18 n16 7 Sep 2005 Pages: 4-5
Title: Production spending doubles in August to £66 millionAuthor: ADLER, Tim Article type: Prod. DetailsLanguage: English
Description: Brief production details of 6 projects which started shoo- ting in July and August 2005: FADE TO BLACK, I COULD NEVER BE YOUR WOMAN, The LAST LEGION, Danny Doyle's UNTITLED SUN- SHINE PROJECT, BLACKBOOK and SCENES OF A SEXUAL NATURE.
Author: DAVIES, Chris Pages: viii, 245 pages
Dates: 2006 (Copyright), 19 October 2007 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, Italy, France, Slovakia, TunisiaDirected by: Doug Lefler
Synopsis: Set against the backdrop of the dying days of the Roman Empire. The last emperor of Rome, 12-year-old Romulus Augustus, is imprisoned on the island of Capri. Aided by his teacher Ambrosinus and legionnaire Aurelius, he escapes from the island. Along with Byzantine warrior Mira, they set out on a trek for Britannia in search of the Lost Legion in a bid to make one final stand for Rome.
Genres: Crime, War
Releases
Date: 17 August 2007Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: Super-35 - Colour - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSRuntime: 110 mins Dialogue (original): English
Credits
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©: Delta (Last Legion) Limited, Produced by/Co-producer (UK): Zephyr Films, Produced by/Co-producer (Italy): DDL of Italy Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica, Produced by/Co-producer (France): Carthago Films (Paris), Produced by/Co-producer (Slovakia): Koliba Production & Services, Produced by/Co-producer (Tunisia): Empire Productions, In association with/Presentd in assoc wi: Ingenious Film Partners, A Dino De Laurentiis presentation: Dino De Laurentiis, [Presented] In association with: Quinta Communications, Executive Producer: James Clayton, Executive Producer: Duncan Reid, Executive Producer: Harvey Weinstein, Co-executive Producer: Salvatore Morello, Produced by: Raffaella De Laurentiis, Produced by: Martha De Laurentiis, Tarak Ben Ammar, Presented by: Dino De Laurentiis, Co-producer: Chris Curling, Co-producer: Phil Robertson, Co-producer: Lorenzo De Maio, Line Producer: Hester Hargett-aupetit, IFP (Production Executive): Paula Jalfon, IFP (Accounting Executive): Mark Fielding, IFP (Legal/Business Affairs): Alison Brister, Production Associate: Brigitte Segal, Production Associate: Guendalina Ponti, Unit Production Manager: Raffaella De Laurentiis, Unit Manager (Tunisia): Simona Vescovi, Production Manager (Slovakia): Viliam Richter, Production Manager (Tunisia): Piergiuseppe 'Beppe' Serra, Aziz Ben Chaabane, Production Co-ordinator: Hilde Odelga, Production Co-ordinator (Tunisia): Amel Bouchiba, Claudia Cimmino, Production Accountant (Supervising): Brian Gibbs, Mark Birmingham, Production Accountant (Slovakia): Juraj Povazan, Production Accountant (Tunisia): Salem Joulak, Supervising Post-production Accountant: Jo Pond, Location Manager (Slovakia): Peter Hlava, Milan Hulík, Location Manager (Tunisia): Fabrizio Prada, Faysal Methamem, Post-production Co-ordinator: Sara Janasz, Assistant Director (1st): Gerry Gavigan, Gareth Tandy, Assistant Director (2nd): Paul Taylor, Paula Turnbull, Assistant Director (3rd): Emma Stokes, Helen Chapman, Assistant Director (Slovakia 1st): Peter Palka, Assistant Director (Tunisia 1st): Senda Anane, Assistant Director (Slovakia 2nd): Tana Palkova, Crowd Marshall (Tunisia): Moez Ben Hassen, Script Supervisor: Catherine Allinson, Script Supervisor: Lori Wyant, Casting: Lucy Bevan, Casting (Slovakia): Agency Galaxy, Casting (Slovakia - Agency Galaxy): Eva Stefankovicová, Casting (Slovakia - Agency Galaxy): Lenka Stefankovicová, Zuzana Stefankovicová, Casting (UK Assistant): Alice Searby, Lucy 'Charlie' Macmillan, Casting (ADR Voice): Louis Elman, Abigail Barbier, Screenplay by: Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth, [Screenplay-credited during production]: David Leland, Story by: Carlo Carlei, Story by: Peter Rader, Valerio Massimo Manfredi, Based in part on the novel by: Valerio Massimo Manfredi, Director of Photography: Marco Pontecorvo, Additional Photography: Nic Milner, Underwater Camera Operator: Alice Hobden, Camera Operator: Nic Milner, Camera Operator: David Morgan, 1st Assistant Camera: Oliver Loncraine, Bradley Larner, 2nd Assistant Camera: Ray Meere, 2nd Assistant Camera: Katherine Filby, Alice Hobden, Central Loader: Alessandra Sangermano, Gaffer: Alberico Novelli, Gaffer (Tunisia): Lotfi Siala, Key Grip (Tunisia): Malcolm Huse, Mahmoud Ben Brahim, Key Grip (Slovakia): Gianpaolo Bagala, C Camera Key Grip (C Camera): Eric Aupetit, Supervising Video Operator: Robert Kovac, Video Operator: Milos Kelner, Unit Still Photographer: Keith Hamshere, Jay Maidment, Visual Effects by: Duboi, Duboi (Sr Visual Effects Supervisor): Alain Carsoux, Duboi (Supervisor of Production): Edouard Valton, Duboi (Visual Effects Supervisor): Jérémie Leroux, Duboi (Visual Effects Co-ordinator): Séverine de Wever, Duboi (Visual Effects Co-ordinator): Delphine Lasserre, Delphine Le Roch, Duboi (Visual Effects Editor): Soline Guyonneau, Special Effects Supervisor: Trevor Wood, Special Effects Floor Supervisor: Stefano Pepin, Special Effects Shop Sup'r (Slovakia): Raymond Ferguson, Lead Snr Special Effects Tech (Slovakia): Terry Glass, Senior Special Effects Technician: Rodney Fuller, Edited by: Simon Cozens, Assistant Film Editor (1st): Jason Pelham, Assistant Film Editor (1st): Soline Guyonneau, William Blunden, Production Designer: Carmelo Agate, Supervising Art Director/Set Decorator: Giorgio Postiglione, Art Director: Roberto Caruso, Art Director: Jan 'Janko' Svoboda, Art Director: Viera Dandová, Set Decorator: Alberto Tosto, Set Decorator: Francesco Postiglione, Property Master (Supervising): Ron Downing, Property Master (Slovakia): Fero Turna, Construction Manager (Tunisia): Roberto Palombelli, Construction Co-ord/Manager (Slovakia): Dusan Luknar, Costumes Designed by: Paolo Scalabrino, Assistant Costume Designer: Stefano De Nardis, Make-up Design: Giannetto De Rossi, Make-up Artist: Lorella De Rossi, Make-up Artist: Jana Carboni, Federico Carretti, Make-up Artist (Slovakia): Blazena Dollingerová, Key Hairstylist: Mirella De Rossi, Hairstylist: Alessandro Durante, Anna De Santis, Title Designed by: Momoco @ Maguffin, Digital Intermediate Grading: Duboicolor, Logo: LTC, Logo: Scanlab, CinéStéréo, Camera/Lenses by: Arriflex Arri, Lighting Equipment by: ARRI Lighting Rental, Revolver Motion Control Cam Provided by: One-8-Six, Addit Lighting Equipment Provided by: Panalight, Originated on: Kodak Motion Picture Film, Music by: Patrick Doyle, Music Performed by: London Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: James Shearman, Orchestrator: James Shearman, Vocal Contractor: Bob Fardell, Music Producer: Maggie Rodford, Music Editor: Chris Benstead, Score Recording Facility: AIR Studios (London), Sound Designer: Andy Kennedy, Production Sound Mixer: Martin Trevis, Sound Maintenance Engineer: George Trevis, Re-recording Mixer: Mark Taylor, Anne Le Campion, Recorder: Julien Perez, Philippe Dongé, Post-production Sound Services: Audis de Boulogne, Goldcrest Post Production Facilities, Sound Editorial/Administration: Sound Design, Supervising Sound Editor: Stefan Henrix, Dialogue Editor: Steve Little, [Sound] Effects Editor: Jed Loughran, ADR Editor: Iain Eyre, Foley Artist: Jack Stew, Foley Editor: Mark Taylor, Stunt Co-ordinator: Steve Griffin, Sword Master: Richard Ryan, Stunt Co-ordinator (Slovakia): Lubomir 'Lubo' Misak, Monika Fiserova, Additional Fight Choreographer: Dion Lam, Senior Military Adviser/Trainer: Paul Hornsby, Military Adviser/Trainer: Patrick Cullen, Alain Riqué, Historical Consultant: Valerio Massimo Manfredi, Dolby Sound Consultant: Michel Monier, Armourer (Supervising): Charles Bodycomb, Horse Master (Slovakia): Peter 'Andy' Hric, Horse Master: Peter White, International Publicity Consultants: DDA, Unit Publicist: Moira Houlihan, Studio: Empire Studios (Tunisia)
Cast
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Colin Firth (Aurelius), Ben Kingsley (Ambrosinus/Merlin), Aishwarya Rai (Mira), Peter Mullan (Odoacer), Kevin McKidd (Wulfila), John Hannah (Nestor), Iain Glen (Orestes), Rupert Friend (Demetrius), Nonso Anozie (Batiatus), Thomas Sangster (Romulus Augustus), Owen Teale (Vatrenus), Alexander Siddig (Theodorus Andronikos), Robert Pugh (Kustennin), James Cosmo (Hrothgar), Harry van Gorkum (Vortgyn), Beata Ben Ammar (Flavia), Murray McArthur (Tertius), Ferdinand Kingsley (young Druid), Rory James (young Arthur), Lee Ingleby (Germanus), Andrew Westfield (Marcallis), Alexandra Thomas-Davies (Ygraine), Brahim Zarrouk (slave), Robert Brazil (scorpion commander), Chedly Ouerghi (fisherman), Kathleen Segal (flirting girl), Tasha Bertram ([Egeria]), Igor De Laurentiis ([Septimus])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Segnocinema v28 n153 Sep/Oct 2008 Page: 76Title: Tuttofilm 2007-2008 Tutti i Film dell'AnnoAuthor: MOLINARI, Mario Article type: CreditsLanguage: Italian
Description: In a list of releases in Italy for 2007-2008.
In: Sight and Sound v18 n1 January 2008 Page: 78,80
Title: Reviews: The Last LegionAuthor: FAHY, Patrick Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Variety 27 Aug 2007 Page: 104
Title: Film ReviewsAuthor: LEYDON, Joe Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Positif n560 October 2007 Page: 40
Title: Actualité: Notes sur les films de A à ZAuthor: NIOGRET, Hubert Article type: ReviewLanguage: French
In: Empire n222 December 2007 Page: 94
Title: In cinemas: The Last LegionAuthor: SMITH, Anna Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1516 23 Sep 2005 Page: 14
Title: Promotional feature: A place in the sunArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: The LAST LEGION is shooting at Empire Studios in Tunisia, a country fast becoming an international location hub w/ Tarak Ammar's Quinta Communications completing the construction of the only digital lab facility in Gammarth near Tunis.
In: Screen Finance v18 n12 29 Jun 2005 Page: 1,3
Title: Ingenious earmarks £2m for developmentAuthor: ADLER, Tim Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Details of Ingenious Film Partners funding scheme, launched by financier Ingenious Media, and of its debut slate of pro- ductions, including four 20th Century fox projects and three from producer Dino De Laurentiis.
In: Screen Finance v18 n16 7 Sep 2005 Pages: 4-5
Title: Production spending doubles in August to £66 millionAuthor: ADLER, Tim Article type: Prod. DetailsLanguage: English
Description: Brief production details of 6 projects which started shoo- ting in July and August 2005: FADE TO BLACK, I COULD NEVER BE YOUR WOMAN, The LAST LEGION, Danny Doyle's UNTITLED SUN- SHINE PROJECT, BLACKBOOK and SCENES OF A SEXUAL NATURE.
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
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Title: Blockbusters and the ancient world: allegory and warfare in contemporary HollywoodAuthor: DAVIES, Chris Pages: viii, 245 pages