Attila 

A romanced story of Attila the Hun, from when he lost his parents in childhood until his death. Attila is disclosed as a great leader, strategist and lover and the movie shows his respect ... See full summary »

Stars:

Pauline Lynch, Steven Berkoff, Andrew Pleavin

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Pauline Lynch	...	Galen 2 episodes, 2001
Steven Berkoff	...	King Rua 2 episodes, 2001
Andrew Pleavin	...	Orestes 2 episodes, 2001
Tommy Flanagan	...	Bleda 2 episodes, 2001
Kirsty Mitchell	...	Honoria 2 episodes, 2001
Jonathan Hyde	...	Felix 2 episodes, 2001
Tim Curry	...	Theodosius 2 episodes, 2001
Janet Henfrey	...	Palcharia 2 episodes, 2001
Liam Cunningham	...	King Theodoric 2 episodes, 2001
Rollo Weeks	...	Young Attila 2 episodes, 2001
Kate Steavenson-Payne	...	Lydia 2 episodes, 2001
Richard Lumsden	...	Petronius 2 episodes, 2001
Mark Letheren	...	Thorismund 2 episodes, 2001
Jolyon Baker	...	Mundzuk 2 episodes, 2001
David Bailie	...	Shaman 2 episodes, 2001
Powers Boothe	...	Flavius Aetius 2 episodes, 2001
Gerard Butler	...	Attila the Hun 2 episodes, 2001
Alice Krige	...	Placida 2 episodes, 2001
Simmone Mackinnon	...	Ildico / ... 2 episodes, 2001
Reg Rogers	...	Valentinian 2 episodes, 2001

Storyline

A romanced story of Attila the Hun, from when he lost his parents in childhood until his death. Attila is disclosed as a great leader, strategist and lover and the movie shows his respect to the great Roman strategist Flavius Aetius, his loves and passions, the gossips, intrigues and betrayals in Rome, all of these feelings evolved by magic and mysticism.

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Plot Keywords:

character name as series title | one word series title | attila the hun character | hun | roman | 

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Taglines:

Men followed. Women worshiped. Rome trembled.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History | Romance | War

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA Lithuania

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 January 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Attila

Filming Locations:

Lithuania

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alphaville Films, Attila Productions, Lietuvos Kinostudija

Technical Specs

Runtime:

177 min 60 min (3 episodes) 184 min (TV) (4 parts) 171 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the series, a soldier called Petronius unsuccessfully tries to murder the emperor Valentinian. The name "Petronius" was probably chosen because in reality the emperor was eventually killed by a senator called Petronius.

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Goofs

Attila rides an iron-shod horse; iron horseshoes weren't in use as yet at that time.

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Quotes

Attila the Hun: Trickery and deceit. That is the way of the Romans, not of the Huns.
Flavius Aetius: Which way rules the world?

User Reviews

Hollywood, once again, steps into their own tangled web...

There was just too much left out or made up on this one. The acting was fairly descent given the stunted script, but history went right out the window. Example: When the King died, Attila allowed his brother to rule for 13 years, before he came to power. You need drama, agreed, tension, absolutely, but there's an old adage that goes, 'Truth is stranger than fiction.' It seems they couldn't decide how much of a hero or villain to portray the main character as in the show. I never really cared about Attila and his personal problems but rather was more interested in the doings of the diabolical Roman. They should have called it 'Flavius' since he had all the good lines and was portrayed by an aggressive Powers Boothe. He took over every scene. I liked Reg Rogers as the quirky Emperor Valentinian as well. Typically, the battle scenes depicting the Roman army devolved into a massive one on one brawl, rather than the disciplined tactics that gave Rome their empire. I was not pleased at the end of the four hours - they killed you with commercials - and regretted the time wasted.