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The Eagle (2011)

Actors: Tessa Ross (producer), János Papp (miscellaneous crew), Mark Strong (actor), Channing Tatum (actor), Dave Evans (miscellaneous crew), Matt Curtis (miscellaneous crew), Denis O'Hare (actor), Ned Dennehy (actor), Ned Dennehy (actor), Robin Atkin Downes (actor), Donald Sutherland (actor), Jo Cameron Brown (miscellaneous crew), Dakin Matthews (actor), Béla Vaszary (miscellaneous crew), Richard Szabó (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila (Tatum) arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca (Bell), Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia - to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth.

Keywords: ancient-rome, animal-in-title, arena, award, bare-chested-male, based-on-novel, based-on-tv-series, battle, beating, betrayal
Genres: Adventure, Drama,
Taglines: The destiny of a soldier. The honour of a slave. The fate of an empire.

Quotes:

[first lines]::Marcus Aquila: Marcus Flavius Aquila, Fourth Cohort of Gaul, Second Legion, come to relieve the command.::Lutorius: Lutorius Drusillus Salinator, acting senior officer.::Marcus Aquila: Where's the garrison commander?::Lutorius: He left this morning, sir. Couldn't wait to get away.

Marcus Aquila: [from trailer] Then I'll take Esca.::Aquila: He's a *slave*, he does what he does because he has to... He will slit your throat the minute you're alone.

Esca: [from trailer] I hate everything you stand for.

Esca: [from trailer] How can a piece of metal mean so much to you?::Marcus Aquila: The eagle is not a piece of metal. The eagle is Rome.

Marcus Aquila: [from trailer] Where is the eagle?::Guern: [pointing to Esca] He knows. He's one of them.

Esca: [from trailer] [coldly] You're my slave. Do as I did for you, and you'll survive.

Marcus Aquila: [to Esca] You are free, my friend.

[last lines]::Esca: So what now?::Marcus Aquila: You decide.

[about Esca]::Marcus Aquila: He's not a slave. And he knows more about honor and freedom than you'll ever know.

[Marcus regains consciousness after his surgery]::Marcus Aquila: Did I shame myself?::[Esca shakes his head]::Marcus Aquila: Thank you.

Clair de femme (1979)

Actors: Romolo Valli (actor), Jean Reno (actor), Jacques Dynam (actor), Dieter Schidor (actor), André Dumas (actor), Jean-Claude Bouillaud (actor), Michel Robin (actor), Heinz Bennent (actor), Gabriel Jabbour (actor), Roberto Benigni (actor), Daniel Mesguich (actor), Yves Montand (actor), François Perrot (actor), Jean-Pierre Rambal (actor), Hans Verner (actor),

Plot: Reciprocal consolation. The background of two middle-aged people (Michel and Lydia) is gradually unfolded. Michel's wife is incurably ill. They had agreed that she would take her life on this day. All telephone cables were cut and Michel should leave France for months. But he goes forth and back between the airport and his home street. Once when opening the door of a taxi he destroys Lydia's shopping carrier. They sit down in a café while he writes her a check. During this night they will part and meet again several times. Half a year ago Lydia's husband had a car accident. Their daughter died and the husband got brain injury. His talk is incomprehensible. Tonight is his birthday. Lydia eventually takes Michel to the great feast that is almost over. In the morning they go to Michel's apartment, where police and relatives are already present. Michel and Lydia had agreed to meet at Lydia's apartment on the next morning. When he comes there, a foreign woman invites him in. Lydia soon calls on telephone. Lydia cannot put up with him in his present state. During the entire night she saw him sitting and praying at his wife's bed. But she offers him to live in her apartment for a month, and she will go away. When she returns they may see what will happen.

Keywords: animal-trainer, ape, based-on-novel, brain-injured-man, car-accident, comfort, death, dog, heart-attack, middle-age
Genres: Drama,

Les yeux ne veulent pas en tout temps se fermer, ou Peut-être qu'un jour Rome se permettra de choisir à son tour (1970)

Actors: Jean-Marie Straub (actor), Jean-Marie Straub (editor), Danièle Huillet (editor), Jean-Marie Straub (director), Danièle Huillet (director), Olimpia Carlisi (actress), Adriano Aprà (actor), Jean-Claude Biette (actor), Eduardo de Gregorio (actor), Sergio Rossi (actor), Klaus Hellwig (producer), Pierre Corneille (writer), Marilù Parolini (actress), Ennio Lauricella (actor), Gianna Mingrone (actress),

Genres: Drama,

Skyytian välikohtaus (1968)

Actors: Olavi Ahonen (actor), Ossi Elstelä (actor), Keijo Komppa (actor), Ville-Veikko Salminen (actor), Saara Pakkasvirta (actress), Ekke Hämäläinen (actor), Heidi Krohn (actress), Esa Saario (actor), Rolf Labbart (actor), Holger Salin (actor), Kaarlo Hiltunen (director), Arto Tuominen (actor), Anita Sohlberg (actress), Lawrence Durrell (writer), Kristiina Kivivuori (writer),

Genres: ,

Actis (1964)

Actors: Arno Assmann (actor), Karl Bockx (actor), Carl Lange (actor), Kurt Meisel (actor), Sigfrit Steiner (actor), Erna Sellmer (actress), Wilhelm Semmelroth (producer), Imo Moszkowicz (director), Franz Kutschera (actor), Hermann Schomberg (actor), Alfons Höckmann (actor), Elisabeth Orth (actress), Antje Weisgerber (actress), Gottfried Mehlhorn (actor), Alois Garg (actor),

Genres: ,

Ponzio Pilato (1962)

Actors: Emma Baron (actress), John Stacy (actor), Alfredo Varelli (actor), Roger Tréville (actor), Charles Borromel (actor), Gianni Garko (actor), Riccardo Garrone (actor), Massimo Serato (actor), John Karlsen (actor), Livio Lorenzon (actor), Jean Marais (actor), Paul Muller (actor), Aldo Pini (actor), Basil Rathbone (actor), Raffaella Carrà (actress),

Genres: Drama,

Era lei che lo voleva! (1952)

Actors: Vittorio Metz (writer), Luigi Bonos (actor), Carlo Campanini (actor), Walter Chiari (actor), Giuseppe Porelli (actor), Enzo Fiermonte (actor), Franco Fraticelli (editor), Giorgio Simonelli (director), Lucia Bosé (actress), Marcello Marchesi (writer), Marino Girolami (director), Jone Morino (actress), Carmen de Lirio (actress), Carlo Mazzarella (actor), Tiberio Mitri (actor),

Genres: ,

Quo Vadis (1951)

Actors: Michael Mark (actor), Leo Genn (actor), Richard Garrick (actor), Finlay Currie (actor), Jack George (actor), Robin Hughes (actor), Al Ferguson (actor), Leslie Bradley (actor), Dino Galvani (actor), Felix Aylmer (actor), Enzo Fiermonte (actor), D.A. Clarke-Smith (actor), Franco Fantasia (actor), John Myhers (actor), Richard McNamara (actor),

Plot: Returning to Rome after 3 years in the field, General Marcus Vinicius meets Lygia and falls in love with her. She is a Christian and doesn't want to have anything to do with a warrior. Though she grew up Roman, the adopted daughter of a retired general, Lygia is technically a hostage of Rome. Marcus gets Emperor Nero to give her to him for services rendered

Keywords: 1st-century, adopted-daughter, ancient-rome, ancient-times, animal-attack, antiquity, apostle, architect, arena, armor
Genres: Drama, Romance,
Taglines: Three Years in the Making! Thousands in the Cast! Filmed in Rome! Colossal [Quo Vadis] THIS IS THE BIG ONE! The splendor and savagery of the world's wickedest empire! Three hours of spectacle you'll remember for a lifetime! [1964 re-release]

Quotes:

Petronius: It is not enough to live well. One must die well.

Petronius: [in his dying letter to Nero] To Nero, Emperor of Rome, Master of the World, Divine Pontiff. I know that my death will be a disappointment to you, since you wished to render me this service yourself. To be born in your reign is a miscalculation; but to die in it is a joy. I can forgive you for murdering your wife and your mother, for burning our beloved Rome, for befouling our fair country with the stench of your crimes. But one thing I cannot forgive - the boredom of having to listen to your verses, your second-rate songs, your mediocre performances. Adhere to your special gifts, Nero - murder and arson, betrayal and terror. Mutilate your subjects if you must; but with my last breath I beg you - do not mutilate the arts. Fare well, but compose no more music. Brutalize the people, but do not bore them, as you have bored to death your friend, the late Gaius Petronius.

[on being told the Christians are being blamed for the burning of Rome]::Vinicius: The people won't believe such a lie!::Petronius: But they are believing it. People will believe any lie, if it is fantastic enough.

Petronius: [after seeing Rome consumed by flames] Now indeed, Nero has his place in history.

Petronius: [to Nero] You will be worthy of the spectacle - as the spectacle is worthy of you.

Vinicius: [as the Christians file into the arena, singing] These people know how to die, Nero. In death you will squeal like a hog!

[Nero is exasperated with the mobs]::Emperor Nero: Do I live for the people or do the people live for me?::Petronius: You are the sun in their sky! Does the sun have privacy?::Emperor Nero: The sun has the night! These people expect me to shine both day and night!

Emperor Nero: [as the Christians enter the arena to die]They're singing!

Vinicius: [when asked how his army defeated the Gauls and the Britons] We fought them with our bowels! Try it sometime!

Petronius: [to Eunice] You ask why I do this. Because I love Nero, perhaps? He fills me with loathing!

Fabiola (1949)

Actors: Umberto Sacripante (actor), Nerio Bernardi (actor), Guglielmo Barnabò (actor), Virgilio Riento (actor), Guido Celano (actor), Ugo Sasso (actor), Carlo Ninchi (actor), Paul Muller (actor), Franco Interlenghi (actor), Paolo Ferrari (actor), Gabriele Ferzetti (actor), Massimo Girotti (actor), Gino Cervi (actor), Michel Simon (actor), Aldo Silvani (actor),

Plot: In ancient Rome a love story blossoms between Fabiola, daughter of a senator, and Rhual, a gallic gladiator. When Fabiola's father is killed, the Romans blame the Christians and the persecution begins. Rhual confesses to be a christian and is accused of the murder and sentenced to fight to death in the arena.

Keywords: ancient-rome, arrow, bare-chested-male, bare-chested-male-bondage, based-on-novel, box-office-hit, character-name-in-title, early-christian, execution, gladiator
Genres: Drama, History,
Taglines: Goddess of Love in a City of Sin!

Nero (1922)

Actors: Guido Trento (actor), Nerio Bernardi (actor), J. Gordon Edwards (director), Violet Mersereau (actress), Jacques Grétillat (actor), Ferruccio Biancini (actor), Erno Rapee (composer), Nello Carotenuto (actor), Sandro Salvini (actor), Hettie Grey Baker (editor), Paulette Duval (actress), Edy Darclea (actress), Americo De Giorgio (actor), Charles Sarver (writer), Charles Sarver (writer),

Genres: Biography, Drama,