What’s happening in this “The Eagle” movie clip?
In order to redeem his family’s honour, Marcus devices to serve in Britain. Shortly afterwards, only Marcus’s alertness and decisiveness save the garrison from being overrun by Celtic tribesmen in a local insurrection.
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What’s the “The Eagle” movie about?
In 140 A.D., during the time of the Roman Empire, a young centurion, Marcus Aquila (Channing Tatum from Dear John and Step Up), attempts to unravel the mystery surrounding the disappearance of the Ninth Roman Legion, which occurred twenty years earlier and in which his father was commander of the 1st cohort. To this end, Aquila travels to northern Britain with a Celtic slave, Esca (Jamie Bell from Billy Elliot and King Kong), who owes him his life. Both venture beyond Hadrian’s Wall to Caledonia, where they are confronted by Pictish tribes. Aquila is determined to find the emblem of the legion that disappeared in Pictish ter