The Eagle of the Ninth film summary – plot based on Rosemary Sutcliff’s book The Eagle of the Ninth – described by one of its co-financiers, Film 4.
Newly arrived in Britannia on his first command, young Centurion Marcus Aquila (Tatum) heroically defends his fort against a massive Celtic attack but is so badly wounded that he is discharged from the army. Angry and bitter that his army career is over, Read More »
The Eagle film (formerly to be called The Eagle of the Ninth) has excellent fight and battle scenes, it is suggested on Twitter:
“I was doing ADR work on The Eagle of the Ninth– some of those battle sequences are jaw-droppingly good …” (Nils Hognestad on Twitter)
I have learned since posting this originally that ADR stands for ‘Automated Dialogue Replacement’. Read More »
The Eagle of the Ninth new film stars Channing Tatum, as Marcus, the hero. The film is based on the classic book of children’s literature by Rosemary Sutcliff. Channing Tatum said in one interview, when asked about the film and the filming in the Highlands of Scotland:
“I’ve loved Kevin Macdonald’s movies for a while now, it was an amazing experience because he wanted to do something really different, he wanted to make all the Romans American, venturing off from Romans being this English-speaking very villainous type thing.Read More »
The classic BBC radio version of the classic children’s book and historical novel by Rosemary Sutcliff was broadcast in 1957 on Children’s Hour on the Home Service (now Radio 4). Adapted by Felix Felton, it was advertised as ‘for older children’. Marius Goring played Marcus and Esca was played by Martin Starkie. ‘Pines of the Appian Way’ was part of the soundtrack. David Davis was the producer and the transmissions were:Read More »
Rosemary Sutcliff’s The Eagle of the Ninth, published in 1954 only four years into her forty-year writing career, was one of Rosemary Sutcliff’s favourite historical novels. It is now being made lovingly into a film by producer Duncan Kenworthy, director Kevin Macdonald and writer Jeremy Brock, with Channing Tatum as Marcus, and Jamie Bell as his slave Esca.
“I rather wish it weren’t (a favourite) because it is quite early. I think and hope I have written better since. But it is my best beloved. Part of me was Marcus, and part was in love with him”.
ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF (1920-92) 