| The Last Legion is a fantasy action-adventure set against the fall of Rome and its last emperor, 12 year-old Romulus Augustus, the boy who would rule for a day before losing all that he loved: his family, his home, and an empire that once stood for truth and honor. Imprisoned on the island-fortress of Capri, Romulus searches for a means of escape. He discovers instead ”excaliburnus”, the legendary sword of Julius Caesar, and realizes that he must do all in his power to save Rome. Aided by the clever strategies of his teacher, Ambrosinus, and the heroic skills of his loyal legionnaire, Aurelius, Romulus escapes the island. Accompanied by his friends and a mysterious envoy from Constantinople, Romulus travels to Britannia in search of the last Roman Legion – the fabled Dragon Legion. There, Romulus will fight alongside his friends to make his last stand for Rome and take his first steps to becoming a man and the king who would father a legend.
UK/FRANCE/ITALY/SLOVAKIA/TUNISIA
Co-production with Dino De Laurentiis (Italy), Tarak Ben Ammar's Carthago Films (France), Koliba Productions & Services (Slovakia) and Empire Productions SARL (Tunisia)
Cast: Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai, Thomas Sangster
Director: Doug Lefler
Writer: Jez and Tom Butterworth
Director of Photography: Marco Pontecorvo
Editor: Simon Cozens
Production Designer: Carmelo Agate
Costume Designer: Paolo Scalabrino
Backers: Quinta Communications and Ingenious Film Partners
Distributed by: MGM/Weinstein Company and Momentum (UK)
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