**The Eagle is a 2011 epic historical drama film set in Roman Britain - a good movie worth watching**
**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 territory along with his father, the Roman eagle. During his journey, Aquila meets a local tribe, the "seal people", and becomes their prisoner. Thanks to Esca, who pretended to betray him in order to deceive the seal people, Marcus recovers the eagle and the two men flee. The "seal people" set out in pursuit. A last battle takes place, Marcus has the unexpected support of the survivors of the 9th legion and, in company of Esca who became his friend, he can bring back the eagle to Rome. He is then offered to re-found the legion.**
