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The Eagle (Original title)The Eagle of the Ninth (Working title)
Dates: 2010 (Copyright), 25 March 2011 (Release)

Countries: United Kingdom, USA

Directed by: Kevin Macdonald

Synopsis: Set in 140 AD, in Roman Britain. Young centurion Marcus Aquila, the son of the Commander of the Ninth Legion, arrives from Rome to solve the mystery of the the unexplained disappearance of his father and the entire legion in the mountains of Scotland twenty years previously. He crosses Hadrian's Wall into Scotland, accompanied by his British slave Esca on his quest.

Genre:
Period drama

Subjects:
Colonialism, Ancient Rome
Releases
Date: 11 February 2011Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound)Runtime: 114 mins Dialogue (original): English / Dialogue (original): Irish / Dialogue (original): Scottish Gaelic
Date: 18 March 2011Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound)Runtime: 114 mins Length: 10256 FeetDialogue (original): English / Dialogue (original): Irish / Dialogue (original): Scottish GaelicDistributor: Universal Pictures International UK & Eire