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| Directed by | Dick Lowry |
| Produced by | Caldecot Chubb (executive producer) Sean Daniel (executive producer) James Jacks (executive producer) Michael R. Joyce (co-executive producer) Paul Lichtman (producer: Europe) Judith Craig Marlin (associate producer) Robertas Urbonas (producer: Europe) |
| Written by | Robert Cochran |
| Starring | Gerard Butler Powers Boothe Simmone Mackinnon |
| Music by | Nick Glennie-Smith |
| Editing by | Tod Feuerman |
| Distributed by | Universal Studios |
| Release date(s) | 2001 |
| Running time | 177 min. |
| Language | English |
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| United States: | Not Rated |
Attila (also known as Attila the Hun in the UK), takes place during the waning days of Roman Empire, the barbarian Huns are making their way toward Europe. A warrior named Attila violently assumes Hun leadership and unites the warring clans under his banner. But this is not enough for him, Attila seeks to form an empire, and he sees Rome, bristling under the leadership of the incompetent Caesar Valentinian, as ripe for the picking. In an attempt to quell a Hun invasion, ambitious Roman General Flavius Aetius attempts to form an alliance against Attila against their mutual enemy, Visigoth King Theodoric. But this plan backfires, and it soon becomes clear that a violent showdown between all three armies awaits.
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Miniseries Synopsis
Two worlds collide, along with the two men who embody the values and essence of these worlds. Attila, King of the Huns (Gerard Butler), is a visionary who sees more in his people than they see in themselves. While the Huns are content to plunder and extort the surrounding nations, Attila looks beyond to the possibility of an empire and new world order. Roman General Flavius Aetius (Powers Boothe) embodies the best and the worst of Rome in the final years of her existence. He is motivated by one overriding goal: Rome must continue to rule the world. Two different visions of destiny, held by the two strongest men of the century' these conflicts are at the heart of Attila the Hun.
Cast
- Gerard Butler - Attila the Hun
- Powers Boothe - Flavius Aetius
- Simmone Jade Mackinnon - N'Kara/Ildico
- Reg Rogers - Valentinian III
- Alice Krige - Placidia
- Pauline Lynch - Galen
- Steven Berkoff - King Rua
- Andrew Pleavin - Flavius Orestes
- Tommy Flanagan - Bleda
- Kirsty Mitchell - Honoria
- Jonathan Hyde - Flavius Felix
- Tim Curry - Theodosius II
- Rollo Weeks - Attila the Hun
Historical Inaccuracies
- There is no evidence that Attila ever spent time in Rome, although Aetius was a hostage for a time among the Huns.
- The film depicts the Battle of Chalons as the last major campaign of Attila's career, entirely omitting his campaign the following year in Italy, during which he very nearly sacked Rome but was dissuaded by Pope Leo I.
- Attila's first wife, N'kara, is entirely ficitonal.
- Most historians agree that the Huns were, at least primarily, of Turco-Mongol descent, as opposed to Indo-European as portrayed here.
- The Roman helmets that appear here are the classical Roman helmets although they had in reality abandoned this armor for the more cost efficient Coolus Helmet
External links
- Attila at the Internet Movie Database
