The Eagle of the Ninth book by Rosemary Sutcliff, now also a film, was illustrated by C Walter Hodges (1909-2004) who was educated at London’s Dulwich College from 1922-25. The school has an intriguing, well organised record of illustrious former students. I had not known C Walter Hodges illustrated historical novelist Elizabeth Goudge, an important influence on Rosemary Sutcliff. Read More »
Category: The Eagle of the Ninth
Did The Eagle of The Ninth make-up artist tattoo with spandrils?
The Eagle of the Ninth film (Rosemary Sutcliff book) make-up artist said that The Eagle of the Ninth was ‘great because we had a pretty loose historic brief, so we were able to come up with the tribal styles and be really creative’. Rosemary Sutcliff did detailed tight research so not too loose or not too creative I trust. I do hope he read the book. Read More »
The Eagle of the Ninth | Rosemary Sutcliff Reviews
Excellent reviews by readers of Rosemary Sutcliff’s The Eagle of the Ninth litter the internet. Here are some five star reviews on Google books of The Eagle of the Ninth which is being made also into a ‘sword and sandal’ film in 2010.
The Eagle of the Ninth film better than Centurion?
The Eagle of the Ninth film based on the Rosemary Sutcliff novel features in the The Guardian newspaper. The makers of Centurion will be not be amused that Kevin Macdonald’s film will, Charlotte Higgins thinks, be ‘more thoughtful and decorous’; nor that the main photo of the full page article about both films is this still photo from The Eagle of the Ninth. Me? I am delighted, of course! Read More »
The Eagle of the Ninth book and The Appaloosa film | Rosemary Sutcliff Review of the Week
The Eagle of the Ninth, promoted as a children’s book, is also ‘magnificent’ adult fiction, an ‘outstanding’ historical novel, and better than Simon Scarrow books, said reviewer Bob Salter on Amazon in 2009. Like director of the film of The Eagle of the Ninth, Kevin Macdonald, he likened the story to a Western film; it made him think of 1966 film The Appaloosa with Marlon Brando. Read More »
ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF (1920-92) 