Movie Cosmos - The Eagle

Description:

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 savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth.

Top Cast >

Channing Tatum

As Marcus Aquila

Mark Strong

As Guern

Jamie Bell

As Esca

Donald Sutherland

As Aquila

Denis O'Hare

As Lotorius

Tahar Rahim

As Seal Prince

Dakin Matthews

As Claudius Marcellus

Douglas Henshall

As Cradoc

Paul Ritter

As Galba

Pip Carter

As Servius Placidus

Ned Dennehy

As Seal Chief / The Horned One

István Göz

As Cohort Centurion

Bence Gerö

As Celt Boy / Young Marcus

Zsolt László

As Paulus

Julian Lewis Jones

As Cassius

Brian Gleeson

As Traveller #1

Jon Campling

As Traveller #2

Aladár Laklóth

As Flavius Aquila

Granville Saxton

As Patrician

Top Crew >

Kevin Macdonald

Director

Jeremy Brock

Writer

Duncan Kenworthy

Producer

Jina Jay

Casting

Des Hamilton

Casting

Michael O'Connor

Costume Design

Zsuzsa Kismarty-Lechner

Art Direction

Csaba Lódi

Sculptor

Michael Carlin

Production Design

Steve Street

Visual Effects Supervisor

Masanobu Takayanagi

Camera Operator, Second Unit Cinematographer

Robert Ireland

Sound Effects Editor

Zsuzsa Stenger

Costume Supervisor

Krisztina Fehér

Hairstylist

Kerry Skelton

Makeup Artist

Andrea King

Foley

Ian Tapp

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Nicki McCallum

Assistant Art Director

John Warhurst

Music Editor

Graham Johnston

Makeup Department Head

Suzanne Reid

Production Manager

Tamas Ordodi

Sculptor

Lorna McGowan

Makeup Artist

Gyula Herjeczki

Construction Coordinator

Villõ Turcsány

Sculptor

Gillian Dodders

ADR & Dubbing

Glenn Freemantle

Supervising Sound Editor

Richard Pryke

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Samir Fočo

Sound Effects Editor

Alastair Rae

Steadicam Operator

Keith Bernstein

Still Photographer

Rob Farris

Digital Intermediate

Marie Fernandes

Digital Intermediate

László Szirmai

Assistant Art Director

Jack Stew

Foley

John Lockwood

Visual Effects Supervisor

Domonkos Párdányi

Stunt Coordinator

Thomas Neivelt

Gaffer

Zsolt Somogyi

Transportation Coordinator

Rebecca Alleway

Set Decoration

Kálmán Antal

Production Manager

Marcis Cole

Camera Operator

Neal Callow

Art Direction

Alexandra Miklos

Assistant Art Director

Dávid Breier

Property Master

Gergely Kajdi

Greensman

Julie Bills

Camera Operator

Gábor Hevesi

Gaffer

Muffin Green

Property Master

Georgina Gunner

Costume Supervisor

Zoe Morgan

Script Supervisor

Jon Olive

Sound Effects Editor

György Réder

Camera Operator

Matt Nettheim

Still Photographer

Stephen Haren

First Assistant Editor

Matt Jones

Location Manager

Gábor Sumicz

Sculptor

Mark Heslop

Sound Effects Editor

Patrick Malone

Digital Intermediate

Imre Légmán

Location Manager

Rita Balla

Makeup Artist

Zoltán Tóth

Construction Coordinator

Bea Beliczai

Location Manager

Standish Millennas

Visual Effects Producer

Dóra Simkó

Script Supervisor

Peter Francis

Supervising Art Director

Géza Kovács

Stunts

Anthony Dod Mantle

Director of Photography

Atli Örvarsson

Original Music Composer

Stephen McLaughlin

Scoring Mixer

Chris Rosewarne

Concept Artist

Rosemary Sutcliff

Original Film Writer

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (7/10)

I will admit that I quite enjoyed this reversioning of Rosemary Sutcliff's book "The Eagle of the Ninth". Channing Tatum takes on the role of "Marcus Aquila" - son of one of the cohort commanders of the famous 9th legion that vanished in the highlands of modern-day Scotland sometime in the 2nd Century AD. Determined to restore the honour of his father, he and his slave "Esca" (Jamie Bell) set off to locate the Eagle - the golden symbol of the Roman people that was carried before the legion. This is quite a fast moving little adventure film with an interesting score from Atli Örvarsson to accompany their travails through hostile territory in search of their trophy. There is a chemistry between the two stars and some beautiful outdoor photography. Tahar Rahim is good as the grittily determined and ruthless prince of the Seal people and Ned Dennehy also stands out, albeit for only few scenes, as his slightly deranged father. Mark Strong also appears a few times too, sporting a completely unnecessary American accent! Passes the time enjoyably.

2024-06-08