The Eagle of the Ninth Poster

The Eagle of the Ninth (1977)

Drama, War & Politics 30m
73%
User
Score
8.0/10

Overview

In Britannia in 130, a young Roman officer named Marcus Flavius Aquila and his freed slave Esca search for the Ninth Legion's gold eagle standard, which vanished with the legion 13 years earlier.

Michael Simpson

Creator

Baz Taylor

Creator

Top Billed Cast

Anthony Higgins

Anthony Higgins

Marcus Flavius Aquila

Christian Rodska

Christian Rodska

Esca

Peter Whitbread

Peter Whitbread

Marcus' father

Patrick Holt

Patrick Holt

Aquila

Gillian Bailey

Gillian Bailey

Cottia

David Hayman

David Hayman

Liathan

Willie Joss

Willie Joss

Stephanos

Victor Carin

Victor Carin

Guern

Martin Heller

Martin Heller

Claudius

Brian Carey

Brian Carey

Aulus

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on June 8, 2024

This was made back in the day when the BBC would produce a Sunday evening serialisation of a well known story. This time it's Rosemary Sutcliff's tale of the search by "Aquila" (Anthony Higgins) and his recently spared slave "Esca" (Christian Rodska) for the lost eagle of the ninth Roman legion. His father was one of it's, now rather disgraced, commanders and when "Aquila" hears rumour that this v...

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

1977 | 6 Episodes

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