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The Eagle
Why this pick
A gritty Roman Britain quest built around a small band crossing hostile territory, with similarly muddy landscapes, martial loyalty and a more intimate historical-adventure focus.
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MOVIE2004 2h 6m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
King Arthur (Clive Owen) is a Roman cavalry officer, also known as Lucius Artorius Castus, the son of a Roman father and a Celts mother, who commands a unit of Sarmatians Roman auxiliaries Roman cavalry in Roman Britain at the End of Roman rule in Britain in 410. Arthur is loyal to Rome and a devout Christians, but follows the teachings of Pelagius, which many consider heretical. He and his men guard Hadrian's Wall against the Picts, a group of Britons (historical) who are rebels against Roman rule, led by the mysterious Merlin (wizard) (Stephen Dillane).
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Clive Owen
Arthur
Ioan Gruffudd
Lancelot
Keira Knightley
Guinevere
Mads Mikkelsen
Tristan
Joel Edgerton
Gawain
Hugh Dancy
Galahad
Ray Winstone
Bors
Ray Stevenson
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