The Last Legion


1h 42m 2007

Brief Synopsis

Rome, 476 AD. The Roman Empire, a mighty force for almost 500 years, is being threatened. On the eve of twelve-year-old Romulus Augustus' crowning ceremony to become the new emperor, Barbarian general Odoacer arrives in Rome to make a deal with Orestes. Odoacer makes demands of the Roman Empire in f

Film Details

Also Known As
Derniere Legion, La, Enchanted Sword, The, L' ultima Legione, La Derniere Legion, Last Legion, ultima Legione, L'
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
Foreign
Period
War
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Anis Gharbi; Juraj Oravec; Richard Eisenberg
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM )/THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
Location
Tunisia; Slovakia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 42m

Synopsis

Rome, 476 AD. The Roman Empire, a mighty force for almost 500 years, is being threatened. On the eve of twelve-year-old Romulus Augustus' crowning ceremony to become the new emperor, Barbarian general Odoacer arrives in Rome to make a deal with Orestes. Odoacer makes demands of the Roman Empire in fair exchange for his decade-long support of the Roman legions in the east. But Orestes refuses. On Coronation day, as all of Rome gathers to watch the proceedings, Ambrosinus, the shaman who is a mentor and tutor to Romulus, predicts danger. Orestes is worried about his son's safety and appoints Aurelius of the fourth legion to be his personal guard. That night, Aurelius and his legionnaires confront danger--Odoacer and his army have returned to Rome. With a deafening roar, the Barbarian army storms the city. With Orestes slaughtered, Romulus is captured along with Ambrosinus and taken to the island fortress of Capri. But, not all the Roman legionnaires are dead. Aurelius is alive and when he learns that the Byzantine Empire will give Romulus sanctuary, he embarks on a journey to the coast accompanied by a small group of his men and a mysterious, black-clad Byzantine warrior. Later, Aurelius discovers what lies behind the black clothing--a beautiful, young woman named Mira. Thanks to the strategic cunning of Ambrosinus and the fighting skill of Aurelius and Mira, Romulus is freed. But, when the group arrives on shore, they learn that the Byzantines have joined forces with Odoacer's army of Goths. Faced with such betrayal, they must find the one legion still loyal to Rome--the ninth legion in Britannia. As they set off in search of the last legion, Romulus and Aurelius together embark on a new beginning.

Crew

Anis Abdelaali

Painter

Hatem Abdelwahed

Painter

Christos Achilleos

Dresser

Carmelo Agate

Production Designer

Rejeb Ben Ali

Driver

Catherine Allinson

Script Supervisor

Marco Alzari

Costumer

Taoufik Ammar

Electrician

Senda Anane

Assistant Director

Absi Anis

Props

Hugo Arcier

3-D Animator

Thierry Ardiller

3-D Animator

Kathrine Armfelt

Assistant

Eric Aupetit

Key Grip

Eric Aupetit

Dolly Grip

Habib Baccouche

Carpenter

Pavol Bachna

Swing Gang

Gianpaolo Bagala

Key Grip

Jordan Bahat

Assistant

Tomas Bakocka

Swing Gang

Petr Bakota

Electrician

Jozef Balogh

Swing Gang

Peter Balogh

On-Set Dresser

Marian Banas

Caterer

Alessandro Baracchi

Production Assistant

Martin Barancic

Plasterer

Abigail Barbier

Adr Voice Casting

Christophe Belena

Film Lab

Mondher Belgaid

Grip

Tarak Ben Ammar

Producer

Chris Benstead

Music Editor

Rastialav Benza

Stunts

Tomas Berger

Grip

Richard Berkeley

Assistant

Lucy Bevan

Casting Director

Andrej Bezak

Plasterer

Jerome Billet

Matte Painter

Mark Birmingham

Production Accountant

William Blunden

Assistant Editor

Jaroslav Bobko

Driver

Charles Bodycomb

Props

Lea Bombova

Costumes

Cyrille Bonjean-kury

2-D Artist

Marek Borik

Stunts

Amel Bouchiba

Production Coordinator

Coralie Boulay

Negative Cutting

Mahmoud Bouzgauarrou

Carpenter

Mahmoud Ben Brahim

Key Grip

Victor Brasoveanu

Carpenter

Emma Brazier

Accounting Assistant

David Brochard

2-D Artist

Juraj Brocko

Driver

Stephanie Broussard

Film Lab

Francesca Budd

Assistant

Jez Butterworth

Screenplay

Tom Butterworth

Screenplay

Fausto Cancellieri

Grip

Jana Carboni

Makeup Artist

Luke Carey

Assistant

Carlo Carlei

Story By

Carlo Carlei

Other

Federico Carretti

Makeup Artist

Alain Carsoux

Visual Effects Supervisor

Roberto Caruso

Art Director

Angelo Caso

Sculptor

Aziz Ben Chaabane

Production Manager

Noureddine Chaabane

Carpenter

Ali Chaouch

Carpenter

Hassen Chaouch

Carpenter

Khemais Chaouch

Carpenter

Helen Chapman

Assistant Director

Brano Chlpik

Driver

Philippe Chotard

Researcher

Ed Chow

Trainer

Seifeddine Chtioui

Painter

Rudolfina Cilekova

Costumes

Claudia Cimmino

Production Coordinator

James Clayton

Executive Producer

Simon Cockren

Special Effects Technician

Solenn Collignon

2-D Artist

Gianluca Colombo

Production Assistant

Vittorio Contino

Generator Operator

Ben Cooke

Stunt Double

Greg Corke

Props

Olivier Coulhon

Matte Painter

Rupert Coulson

Music Engineer

Emmanuel El Courbe

2-D Artist

Simon Cozens

Editor

Vanessa Crane

Costumer

Piervincenzo Crescimbeni

Plasterer

Martin Csiaky

Stunts

Fero Csoka

Other

Karol Csolle

Greensman

Patrick Cullen

Advisor

Chris Curling

Coproducer

Petr Cypryan

Electrician

Francesco Damiani

Driver

Viera Dandova

Art Director

Emmanuelle De Amezaga

3-D Animator

Xavier De L'hermuziere

3-D Artist

Martha De Laurentiis

Producer

Raffaella De Laurentiis

Producer

Raffaella De Laurentiis

Unit Production Manager

Lorenzo De Maio

Coproducer

Stefano De Nardis

Assistant Costume Designer

Giannetto De Rossi

Makeup Designer

Lorella De Rossi

Makeup Artist

Anna De Santis

Hair Stylist

Severine De Wever

Visual Effects

Ludmila Demovicova

Costumes

Mirella Sforza Derossi

Hair Stylist

Anthony Devlin

Grip

Slim Dhaoui

Grip

Mondher Dhieb

Electrician

Giancarlo Di Fusco

Painter

Roberto Diamanti

Grip

Blazena Dollingerova

Makeup Artist

Galliano Donati

Sculptor

Ron Downing

Property Master

Patrick Doyle

Music

Vladimir Dragon

Driver

Sofiene Dridi

Carpenter

Marek Drozdiak

Painter

Francois Dupuis

Software Engineer

Alessandro Durante

Hair Stylist

Peter Eardley

Accountant

Richard Eisenberg

Production Insurance

Abdelhamid El Ghoul

Plasterer

Louis Elman

Adr Voice Casting

Lucy Evans

Assistant

Iain Eyre

Adr Editor

Marco Fantoni

Costumes

Laure Fargeot

2-D Artist

Fabrice Faure

2-D Artist

James Ferguson

Special Effects Technician

Raymond Ferguson

Special Effects Supervisor

Nejib Ferjani

Driver

Mark Fielding

Accountant

Kate Filby

Assistant Camera

Monika Fiserova

Stunt Coordinator

Stano Flak

Painter

Ron Forder

Post-Production Accountant

Xavier Fourmond

2-D Artist

Vic Fraser

Music

Eric Frechou

2-D Artist

Rudolf Fricman

Cashier

Mohamed Frikha

Plasterer

Rodney Fuller

Special Effects Technician

Vladimir Furdik

Stunt Double

Giovanni Gabriele

Best Boy Electric

Lubomir Gajdosik

Stunts

Stefan Gal

Stunts

Robert Galfy

Assistant Property Master

Mohamed Ali Sfar Gandoura

Painter

Justine Gasquet

Digital Effects Artist

Gerry Gavigan

Assistant Director

Joseph Geday

Special Effects Technician

Anis Gharbi

Cable Operator

Rim Gharbi

Painter

Ridha Ghedira

Props Assistant

Brian Gibbs

Production Accountant

Terry Glass

Special Effects Technician

Douglas Glen

Assistant Property Master

Karol Goldschmidt

Driver

Guillaume Le Gouez

2-D Artist

Thibaut Granier

2-D Artist

Steve Griffin

Stunt Coordinator

Fabien Guiliani

Animation Supervisor

Sophie Guillois

3-D Animator

Soline Guyonneau

Visual Effects Editor

Soline Guyonneau

Assistant Editor

Bruno Habbah

2-D Artist

Ali Hajem

Plasterer

Mouldi Haji

Tailor

Habib Hajri

Driver

Moncef Hakouna

Assistant Art Director

Zdeno Halabrin

Driver

Jennie Hall

Assistant

Laurent Hamery

3-D Animator

Keith Hamshere

Photography

Ilhem Haouaoui

Production Secretary

Hester Hargett-aupetit

Line Producer

Moez Ben Hassen

Other

Sebastien Haure

3-D Animator

Roman Havlik

Driver

Nizar Hazem

Sculptor

Jessica Helene

3-D Animator

Stefan Henrix

Supervising Sound Editor

Jozef Hetesi

Painter

Peter Hlava

Location Manager

Gitka Hlavacova

Costumes

Alice Hobden

Camera Operator

Radomir Hockiki

Carpenter

Radomir Hockiko

On-Set Dresser

Miroslav Holly

Driver

David Holmes

Stunt Double

Richard Homola

Driver

Richard Hooper

Props

Paul Hornsby

Advisor

Katarina Horska

Makeup Artist

Film Details

Also Known As
Derniere Legion, La, Enchanted Sword, The, L' ultima Legione, La Derniere Legion, Last Legion, ultima Legione, L'
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
Foreign
Period
War
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Anis Gharbi; Juraj Oravec; Richard Eisenberg
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM )/THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
Location
Tunisia; Slovakia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 42m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Summer August 17, 2007

Released in United States on Video December 18, 2007

Released in United States 2007

Shown at Venice International Film Festival August 29-September 8, 2007.

Based in part on the novel "The Last Legion" written by Valerio Massimo Manfredi; published by Pan Macmillan February 7, 2003.

Released in United States Summer August 17, 2007

Released in United States on Video December 18, 2007

Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival August 29-September 8, 2007.)