The Eagle (2011) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	February 11, 2011
On DVD:	June 21, 2011
Genre:	Action
Director:	Kevin Macdonald
Writer:	Jeremy Brock
Cast:	Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Mark Strong, Tahar Rahim
AKA:	Eagle of the Ninth, The
Studio:	Focus Features
Official site:	findtheeagle.com
Running Time:	114 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated PG-13 for battle sequences and some disturbing images

In 140 AD, two men – master and slave – 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, deceit and heroism…The Roman epic adventure THE EAGLE stars Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell and is directed by Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald.

20 years earlier, Rome’s 5,000-strong Ninth Legion, under the command of Flavius Aquila, marched north...

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Though the genre was submitted to the historical archives several years ago, Roman era-based action dramas continue to rear their ugly heads, typically with much lower budgets and B-grade actors. Such is the case with Focus Features' The Eagle, a valiant but ultimately futile effort.

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