The Last Legion
| The Last Legion | |
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Promotional film poster
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| Directed by | Doug Lefler |
| Produced by |
Dino De Laurentiis Martha De Laurentiis Raffaella De Laurentiis Tarak Ben Ammar |
| Written by |
Valerio Massimo Manfredi (book) Jez Butterworth Tom Butterworth Carlo Carlei Peter Rader |
| Starring |
Colin Firth Thomas Sangster Ben Kingsley Kevin McKidd Aishwarya Rai |
| Music by | Patrick Doyle |
| Cinematography | Marco Pontecorvo |
| Edited by | Simon Cozens |
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| Distributed by | The Weinstein Company |
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Release date
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6 April 2007 |
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Running time
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102 minutes |
| Country | Tunisia Italy United Kingdom France Slovakia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $67 million |
| Box office | $25.67 million |
The Last Legion is a 2007 action adventure film directed by Doug Lefler. Produced by Dino De Laurentiis and others, it is based on a 2002 Italian novel of the same name written by Valerio Massimo Manfredi. It stars Colin Firth along with Sir Ben Kingsley and Aishwarya Rai, and premiered in Abu Dhabi on 6 April 2007.
The film is loosely inspired by the events of 5th-century European history, notably the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. This is coupled with other facts and legends from the history of Britain and fantastic elements from the legend of King Arthur to provide a basis for the Arthurian legend.
The film is narrated by Ambrosinus, native to Britain, who knows of a legend concerning the sword of Julius Caesar, which was hidden away from evil men. It begins shortly before the coronation of Romulus Augustulus as Emperor in 475.
Having traveled through much of the known world in search of Caesar's sword, Ambrosinus has then become the tutor to the young Romulus. A Druid and part of a secret brotherhood protecting the sword, he at times gives the impression he is a magician, but his "magic" is usually revealed to be simple trickery. One of the running concepts of the movie surrounds the question of whether or not Ambrosinus has any actual magical abilities or simply an illusionist. Romulus's father Orestes rules Rome but is not Emperor himself.
On the day before the coronation, Odoacer, commander of the barbarian Goths allied with Rome, demands a third of Italy from Orestes, but is rebuffed. The same day, Romulus meets the general of the Nova Invicta Legion, Aurelianus Caius Antonius, called "Aurelius".
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