Channing Tatum is a Roman Legion soldier

Synopsis | In 2nd-Century Britain, two men โ€“ master and slave โ€“ venture beyond the edge of the known world on a dangerous and obsessive quest that will push them beyond the boundaries of loyalty and betrayal, friendship and hatred, in the Roman epic adventure THE EAGLE, directed by Kevin Macdonald. In 140 AD, Marcus Aquila (Channing Tatum) arrives in Britain, determined to restore the tarnished reputation of his father, who 20 years earlier had disappeared along Romeโ€™s 5,000-strong Ninth Legion and their iconic emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth. After being wounded in battle, Marcus convalesces, demoralized, in the villa of his Uncle Aquila (Donald Sutherland), a retired army man. When Marcus impulsively gets a young Britonโ€™s life spared at a gladiatorial contest, Aquila buys the Briton, Esca (Jamie Bell), to be Marcusโ€™ slave. Pushed to redeem his fatherโ€™s honor, Aquila and Esca head north into unknown territory to discover what happed to Aquilaโ€™s father and the Eagle of the Ninth. Also starring Mark Strong, Tahar Rahim, and Denis Oโ€™Hare.

The Eagle stars Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Mark Strong, Denis O’Hare and Tahar Rahim. The film will be released on 25th March 2011 in the UK. The film before then, it will close 20211 edition of the Glasgow Film Festival on 27th February 2011.

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