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:

hun | roman | death | army | barbarian | 

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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, Michael R. Joyce Productions

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

Aetius tells the Emperor he will take the 3rd Legion north into Gaul. During the march, during the battle, and later during the victory parade back in Rome, all the Legion's standards say "20th Legion" in Latin.

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Quotes

Attila the Hun: I thought that the War God had refused me a sign, but I was wrong. What better sign than an enemy prepared to fight?

User Reviews

"The Romans have done great things but their time is past. What they have done, we can do. We should rule the world!" - Attila

After witnessing the destruction of his village and the death of his father, Attila successfully escapes with his life and is picked up by his uncle, who is king of a group of Huns. Attila grows up to be a strong warrior who has his mind set on invading and, consequently, taking over Rome. The deceitful Roman General Flavius Aetius goes to Attila's village to seek help from the Huns and suggests to Attila's uncle that Attila is to be taken to Rome with Aetius when the battle is over. Aetius is impressed with Attila and takes him under his wing. But when Bleda, Attila's brother, murders their uncle, Attila returns to his village and fights his brother for the throne, and then sets his sights on Rome.

This movie was really enjoyable, although some of the acting was rather stilted. The top actors were Powers Boothe as Flavius Aetius, the excellent Scotsman Gerard Butler in the role of Attila the Hun and, although not having very much to do in the film, only in it for 2 scenes, was Tim Curry who is, as always, terrific and amusing.

This is not a film full of gore, but it survives without it. The action scenes are good and liven the film up a bit but it does not have an excess of gore like other historical battle films.

Thoroughly enjoyable and highly recommended. 8/10 from me! As always, your faithful Scotsman, Cat §quire