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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 .
Aug 17, 2007 · The Last Legion: Directed by Doug Lefler. With Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Peter Mullan. As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.
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- Action, Adventure, History
- Doug Lefler
- 2007-08-17
Had they kept more to the novel on which this was based it could have been a much better film. The story line was a bit more complex and intriguing. As for the characters, Aurelius is based (loosely) on a real Roman general, Ambrosinus is ‘supposed’ to be Merlin and as your other poster stated; there is historical fact for many of these events.
- Doug Lefler
- PG-13
- Aishwarya Rai
During their stay in the small Celtic village, Romulus meets and befriends a young girl named Igraine (Alexandra Thomas-Davies), who is unaware of Romulus' true identity.
Aug 20, 2007 · Directed by Doug Lefler; written by Jez and Tom Butterworth, based on a story by Carlo Carlei, Peter Rader and Valerio Manfredi, partially based on the book by Mr. Manfredi; director of ...
- Doug Lefler
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 he king who would father a legend. Drama.
Artistic License – History: It's Very Loosely Based on a True Story since the last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire was indeed a boy who did disappear from history. But then it ends up being a prequel to the Arthurian Legend.
