Rating: PG13
Genre:
Epic
Release Date: 12/18/2007
SubTitles: Espanol/English
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 102 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: Weinstein Company
Co-adapted by
Tom Butterworth and
Jez Butterworth from
Valerio Massimo Manfredi's bestselling historical
adventure novel,
Doug Lefler's period epic
The Last Legion unfurls c. 470 A.D., just prior to the fall of the colossal Roman Empire. As the most recent in a long line of Caesars, a young Roman child,
Romulus (
Thomas Sangster) is poised to inherit the throne - until Germanic forces invade, lay siege to the city, and brutally murder his parents. At the last second, with his life hanging by a thread,
Romulus receives the protection of military commander
Aurelius (
Colin Firth), who assembles a cadre of rebels, including
Romulus, the boy's magician instructor
Ambrosinus (
Sir Ben Kingsley) and the Indian female warrior
Mira (
Aishwarya Rai). After
Romulus discovers an enchanted sword once claimed by
Julius Caesar, the troupe heads out to the province of Britannia and Hadrian's Wall. There, the men will regroup with the Ninth Legion and plan one final triumphant stand against the barbarian invaders of Rome.
~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide