The Last Legion is a 2007 movie directed by Doug Lefler. Produced by Dino De Laurentiis and others, it is based on a 2003 Italian novel of the same name written by Valerio Massimo Manfredi. It stars Colin Firth along with Sir Ben Kingsley and Aishwarya Rai, and premiered in Abu Dhabi on April 6, 2007.
The film is loosely inspired by the events of 5th century European history, notably the collapse of the Western Roman Empire under its last Emperor, Romulus Augustus. 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.
Before King Arthur, there was Excalibur.
The untold beginning of the King Arthur legend.
The end of an empire...the beginning of a legend.
The Roman world is in the throes of death, but a new myth, destined to span the centuries, is waiting to be born.
