Battle to the north.......Channing Tatum in The Eagle
Based upon Rosemary Sutcliff's 1954 novel The Eagle of The Ninth. It stars Channing Tatum as Marcus Aquila, who comes to South Britain to put his family's good name in order. After he disappeared into the mists of Northern Britain with the Ninth Legion. He is injured in battle and goes to stay with his uncle (Donald Sutherland) where he spares the life of a slave Esca (Jamie Bell). They decide to travel north of Hadrian's Wall (separating the north and south of Britain) to search for the missing Eagle standard that was lost when Marcus's father and the NInth vanished. It's good storytelling but becomes a bit of a bromance and a Batman and Robin friendship ensues. I would watch it again and it's a solid film that has a strong influence of Ridley Scott's Gladiator.
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