Pictures here from the official Channing Tatum website on the filming of the ‘swords and sandals’, ‘Roman epic’, movie of Rosemary Sutcliff’s classic historical novel The Eagle of the Ninth, directed by Kevin Macdonald.
Category: The Eagle of the Ninth
The Eagle (of the Ninth) film, not Centurion, based on Rosemary Sutcliff historical novel
The film The Eagle is based on Rosemary Sutcliff’s Roman novel The Eagle of the Ninth. It was wrongly claimed in a Guardian newspaper that film Centurion was also based on the book. They published this letter that I sent them:Read More »
The Eagle of the Ninth film music by Atli Örvarsson
Icelandic music composer Atli Örvarsson will created the music for the film The Eagle based on Rosemary Sutcliff‘s The Eagle of the Ninth. He works with industry-leading composer Hans Zimmer and is ‘rapidly joining the ranks of Hollywood’s most dynamic young musical talents’. Given Rosemary Sutcliff’s love of Icelandic sagas, this choice seems highly appropriate. Read More »
Rosemary Sutcliff’s historical novel The Eagle of the Ninth was BBC TV film in 1977
Rosemary Sutcliff’s The Eagle of the Ninth was a BBC TV series in 1977: I have at last found some details. (It is now being made into a movie). The TV series was made by BBC Scotland and broadcast between 4th September and 9th October 1977. Rosemary Sutcliff loved the series.Read More »
The Eagle of the Ninth | Rosemary Sutcliff Review of the Week
Rosemary Sutcliff’s historical novel The Eagle of the Ninth (now also a film movie) is a ‘masterpiece’, thinks Carmen Ferreiro Esteban. Born in Galicia in Spain and now living in the USA, Carmen wrote the young adult novel Two Moon Princess. She wrote on her blog:Read More »
ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF (1920-92) 