The Last Legion
2007 · Movie · 110 min. · United Kingdom
Rome, 476AD. The Roman Empire is under threat. A mighty force for almost 500 years, at its height Rome’s power spread from Mesopotamia in the east to the Iberian peninsula in the west, from the Rhine and Danube in the north to Egypt in the south. This story follows the events surrounding the historical capture of Romulus Augustus and his imprisonment on the island of Capri. On the eve of the ceremony to crown twelve-year-old Romulus Augustus (Thomas Sangster) as the new emperor, the Barbarian general Odoacer arrives in Rome to make a deal with Orestes, patrician and father of the young Caesar. Odoacer makes demands on the power of the Roman Empire, in fair exchange for his decade-long support of the Roman legions in the east. Orestes refuses. On the day of the coronation, as the whole of Rome gathers to watch the proceedings, Ambrosinus, the shaman who is a mentor and tutor to Romulus, predicts danger. Orestes is worried for his son’s safety and appoints Aurelius, the tribune of the fourth legion, as his personal guard. That night Aurelius and his legionnaires are confronted by a real danger—Odoacer and his army of Goths have returned to the outskirts of Rome to conquer the city.
Direction Doug Lefler
Cast Colin Firth · Ben Kingsley · Aishwarya Rai · Peter Mullan · Kevin McKidd · John Hannah · Iain Glen · Thomas Brodie-Sangster · Rupert Friend · Nonso Anozie · Owen Teale · Alexander Siddig · Robert Pugh · James Cosmo · Harry Van Gorkum · Lee Ingleby · Rory Finn
Soundtrack Patrick Doyle
Screenplay Jez Butterworth · Tom Butterworth · Peter Rader · Valerio Manfredi · Carlo Carlei
Cinematography Marco Pontecorvo
Original title The Last Legion
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