Project Detail

The Last Legion

Name: The Last Legion
Director: Doug Lefler
Released: 2006

Synopsis

Rome, 476 AD. The Roman Empire is under threat. A mighty force for almost 500 years, at its height Rome’s power spread from Mesopotamia in the east to the Iberian peninsula in the west, from the Rhine and Danube in the north to Egypt in the south. This story follows the events surrounding the historical capture of Romulus Augustus and his imprisonment on the island of Capri.

Details

Year: 2006
Type of project: Features
Format: 35mm
Director: Doug Lefler
Producer: Harvey Weinstein, James Clayton and Duncan Reid
Co-Producer: Chris Curling, Philip Robertson, Taoufik Guiga, Iveta Hrdlovicova
Editor: Simon Cozens
Screenwriter: Peter Rader, Carlo Carlei, Valerio Manfredi, Tom Butterworth, Jez Butterworth and David Leland
Director of Photography: Marco Pontecorvo
Production Designer: Carmelo Agate
Sound: Martin Trevis
Principal cast: Colin Firth, Sir Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai, Thomas Sangster, Kevin McKidd
Costume Designer: Paolo Scalabrino

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografia

Last Legion Productions Ltd
c/o Zephyr Films Ltd

T + 44 (0)20 7255 3555

Sales Company

Dino De Laurentiis Company

T +818 777 2111

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