A splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is devastated in a guerrilla attack.A splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is devastated in a guerrilla attack.A splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is devastated in a guerrilla attack.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Jake Maskall
- Roman Officer Argos
- (as Jake Maskell)
- Director
- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaNeil Marshall and his director of photography Sam McCurdy spent about two years discussing the look of the film before making it. One thing they were adamant about was that it should be shot on location and nowhere near a green screen.
- GoofsThe chief of the Picts would never have had a shaved head, as long hair and beards were considered what made a man strong and a leader.
- Quotes
Centurion Quintus Dias: [narrating] In the chaos of battle, when the ground beneath your feet is a slurry of blood, puke, piss and the entrails of friends and enemies alike, it's easy to turn to the gods for salvation. But it's soldiers who do the fighting, and soldiers who do the dying, and the gods never get their feet wet.
- Crazy creditsThe end of the closing credits state that "This film is based on a 2000 year-old legend", referring to the mysterious disappearance of the Ninth Hispana or Ninth Spanish Legion in Roman-occupied Britain around 117 CE.
- ConnectionsFeatured in History Buffs: Gladiator (2015)
- SoundtracksFort Attack
Composed and arranged by Ilan Eshkeri
Featured review
In 117 A.D., the Romans in Britania is stretched to the limit by the Picts in the north. After 20 years of stalemate, the Romans aim to finish the resistance. Centurion Quintus Dias (Michael Fassbender) is half naked running in the snow. The movie moves back two weeks to see Dias and his garrison outpost under attack. He is captured and taken to the Pict leader Gorlacon. General Titus Flavius Virilus (Dominic West) in York is ordered to destroy the Picts with his men. He is given mute Pict scout Etain (Olga Kurylenko) to guide him.
This is a straight forward bloody violent sword and sandal war movie. The actors are solid led by West and Fassbender. It doesn't have many big story elements. The action is brutal and chaotic. The mood is dark and brood. I also love tracking in the wilderness. I like the cat-and-mouse game of the escape.
This is a straight forward bloody violent sword and sandal war movie. The actors are solid led by West and Fassbender. It doesn't have many big story elements. The action is brutal and chaotic. The mood is dark and brood. I also love tracking in the wilderness. I like the cat-and-mouse game of the escape.
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- Dec 26, 2015
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- Also known as
- The Ninth Legion
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Box office
- Budget
- $12,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $123,570
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $42,826
- Aug 29, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $6,890,432
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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