The Eagle of the Ninth (now a 2010 film) is ‘perhaps’ Rosemary Sutcliff’s ‘finest book of historical fiction’ claims Alan Myers, and she is ‘one of the most distinguished children’s writers of our times’. The Eagle of the Ninth ‘exemplifies the psychological dilemmas that Rosemary Sutcliff brought to her novels’.
There have been over 700 new visitors to this site so far since early April, from – as of today – 5o countries. The last two visitors were from Sri Lanka and Hong Kong. I have no idea how this compares with other sites about (dead) historical novelists and children’s authors, but it pleases me, and I hope it has been useful to ‘you’ and them!
Rosemary Sutcliff’s book The Eagle of the Ninth is the basis for The Eagle film (2011) which will be released on February 11th in the USA and March 25th, 2011, in the UK. For more and the film posters.
Rosemary Sutcliff book The Eagle of the Ninth is becoming a film (movie), produced by Notting Hill producer Duncan Kenworthy. Dougas Henshall plays a chieftain of a British tribe, chariot racing with Channing Tatum as hero Marcus.
“He was lovely, a really nice guy and so down to earth with no ego at all. No hissy fits, no tantrums, he just got on with his work … I have a small part, the first fifteen minutes, Read More »
Marcus Flavius Aquila, jeune centurion ambitieux, est envoyé au-delà des mers pour faire régner la paix romaine en Bretagne. Très vite, il obtient la charge d’une mission secrète et périlleuse : retrouver l’aigle de la 9e légion, l’étendard que portait son père avant de mystérieusement disparaître avec ses hommes. Sous l’apparence d’un oculiste ambulant, Marcus part sur les traces de la 9e légion et s’enfonce en territoire barbare. (Source: Comme Au Cinema.com)
ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF (1920-92) 