Centurion (R)
synopsis
AD 117: The Roman Empire stretches from Egypt to Spain, and East as far as the Black Sea. But in northern Britain, the relentless onslaught of conquest has ground to a halt in face of the guerrilla tactics of an elusive enemy: the savage and terrifying tribes known as the Picts. Quintus, sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the earth and destroy their leader Gorlacon. But, when the legion is ambushed on unfamiliar ground, and Virilus taken captive, Quintus faces a desperate struggle to keep his small platoon alive behind enemy lines.
details
Action/Adventure, Drama
1 hr. 37 min.
Opened August 27th, 2010
MovieGoer Review
In 117 AD, the famed Ninth Legion of the Roman army inexplicably disappeared. Through the centuries, many legends pertaining to the missing squadron have unfurled. Some claim that the harsh elements of northern Britain brought them to their... MORE
synopsis
AD 117: The Roman Empire stretches from Egypt to Spain, and East as far as the Black Sea. But in northern Britain, the relentless onslaught of conquest has ground to a halt in face of the guerrilla tactics of an elusive enemy: the savage and terrifying tribes known as the Picts. Quintus, sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the earth and destroy their leader Gorlacon. But, when the legion is ambushed on unfamiliar ground, and Virilus taken captive, Quintus faces a desperate struggle to keep his small platoon alive behind enemy lines.
details
Action/Adventure, Drama
1 hr. 37 min.
Opened August 27th, 2010
MovieGoer Review
In 117 AD, the famed Ninth Legion of the Roman army inexplicably disappeared. Through the centuries, many legends pertaining to the missing squadron have unfurled. Some claim that the harsh elements of northern Britain brought them to their... MORE
