description Centurion (2010) Overview
Centurion is a 2010 British action film written and directed by Neil Marshall. Michael Fassbender plays Quintus Dias, a Roman soldier who joins survivors of the destroyed Ninth Legion in an attempt to escape northern Britain. The group is pursued by Pictish warriors, and the film focuses on military survival, pursuit, and violence in a historical setting inspired by Roman Britain.
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Who plays Quintus Dias in Centurion?
Michael Fassbender plays Quintus Dias, a Roman soldier trying to survive in northern Britain. Neil Marshall wrote and directed the 2010 British action film. [Pathé Films](https://international.pathefilms.com/en/movies/centurion/)
What is Centurion about?
The story follows survivors of the destroyed Roman Ninth Legion as they try to escape through northern Britain. Pictish warriors pursue them across the wilderness, turning the film into a running survival battle. [Pathé Films](https://international.pathefilms.com/en/movies/centurion/)
Is Centurion based on a true Roman event?
It is loosely inspired by the historical mystery of Legio IX Hispana, often called the Ninth Legion. Quintus Dias and the film's chase are fictional, so Centurion is historical action rather than a documented reconstruction.
How is Centurion related to The Eagle?
Both films use the Roman Ninth Legion and northern Britain as central ideas. The Eagle, released in 2011 and directed by Kevin Macdonald, adapts Rosemary Sutcliff's novel The Eagle of the Ninth, while Centurion is Neil Marshall's harsher original survival story.
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