The Eagle is a 2011 historical epic film directed by Kevin Macdonald, starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell and Donald Sutherland. Adapted by Jeremy Brock from Rosemary Sutcliff's historical adventure novel The Eagle of the Ninth (1954), the film tells the story of a young Roman officer searching to recover the lost Roman eagle standard of his father's legion in the north of Britain. The story is based on the Ninth Spanish Legion's supposed disappearence in Britain.
The film, a British-American co-production, was released in the U.S. and Canada on 11 February 2011, and will be released in the United Kingdom on 25 March 2011.
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