This is a great movie with terrific actors, gorgeous costumes and lavish sets. A warrior whose name is a byword for ferocity and terror and whose exploits are the stuff of legend. Attila might not fit in with the previous italian classics of its hayday, but it has solid hints of what made their movies. The story of jim jones and his turns as tv detective philip marlowe in the 1980s, cy tolliver on deadwood, curly bill brocius in tombstone, vice president and subsequently. Attila was first aired on the usa cable network on january 30 and 31, 2001. Monty python in one episode, presented a parody of a sitcom entitled, the attila the hun show. His empire stretched from central europe to the black sea and from the danube river to the baltic. A young hunnic boy, attila gerard butler survives the massacre of his immediate family by a rival hun clan, and is raised by his ruthless yet shrewd uncle king rua stephen berkoff, who enjoys an onagain, offagain alliance with rome. A romanced story of attila the hun gerard butler, from when he lost his parents in childhood until his death. Attila briefly mentioned that he enjoyed ranching on his uncles property.
Thanks to sebastian williams for supporting the channel and suggesting i do an ancient war campaign. According to concept art, hun s design is meant to be evocative of a fox while attila s is meant to evoke a raccoondog. When american soldiers inadvertently steal attila the huns secret riches, the wrath of the barbarian is awakened. Buy this movie and see for yourself what a visual stunner it is. With samuel ramey, carlo guelfi, maria guleghina, franco farina. Hun bulbapedia, the communitydriven pokemon encyclopedia.
In 2000, butler was cast in two breakthrough roles, the first being attila the hun in the american tv miniseries attila 2001. A parallel narrative follows roman general flavius aetius, attilas primary antagonist, who works vigorously to keep the western empire intact despite factional politics, a weak emperor, and a steady stream of barbarian invasions. Attila is disclosed as a great leader, strategist and lover and the movie shows his respect. Italy was the premier movie nation in the first half of the 1910s up until the world war 1 started. But the romans sprang to action under general flavius aetius, who formed an alliance with visigothic king theodoric i. Pietro francisci treats it like a lost shakespearean play, so theres lots of declaratory scenes where one of the main actors, mostly anthony quinn as attila, invariably stands around shouting at everyone else, or pouts, or blankly stares at something off screen for an eternity. Attila the hun s mummified remains are awakened when his riches are stolen. Some of his most notable roles include his emmywinning portrayal of jim jones in guyana tragedy. In the original japanese version of the legend of thunder. Attila s first and only battlefield loss came in 451, when roughly 200,000 hun soldiers invaded gaul france. Based on the life of attila the hun, it stars anthony quinn as attila and sophia loren as honoria, with henri vidal, irene papas, ettore manni. Attila the hun vs rome asmr ancient history youtube. Attila, the leader of the barbarian huns and called by the romans the scourge of god, sweeps onto the italian peninsula, defeating all of the armies of rome, until he and his men reach the gates of.
Attila the hun, heroes and villains attila the hun, i. When american soldiers inadvertently steal attila the hun s secret riches, the wrath of the barbarian is awakened. Leading a vast army of horsebackriding warriors, attila invaded the empire repeatedly, and it is his attack on the romans and their allies in presentday france that is retold in the colorful television miniseries attila. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of attila the hun with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. After murdering his brother, attila leads the germanic warrior tribes against the romans. Chris conrad, roxanna bina, poncho hodges, mikayla s. Jan 27, 2019 this timeline shows the significant events in the history of the huns, with emphasis on the reign of attila the hun, in a simple onepage format. The statements at the beginning of each episode read.
A romanced story of attila the hun, from when he lost his parents in childhood until his death. At first they fared well, per usual, easily devastating all they came across. Every scene with the huns looks like an amateur theaters production of brave heart. The legacy of attila the hun attila is often portrayed as a cruel, bloodthirsty and barbaric ruler, but its important to remember that our accounts of him come from his enemies, the eastern romans. Born in pannonia, a province of the roman empire presentday transdanubia, hungary, circa 406, attila the hun and his brother, bleda, were. A vengeful beauty foils the plans of the bloodthirsty hun warrior to conquer rome. Read the attila movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Find where attila schuster is credited alongside another name this will allow you to search for titles that have another person in the cast. The films producers wanted a known actor to play the part but eventually chose butler. So its no surprise that this tv movie takes many, many liberties with the life story of famous warrior attila the hun.
Kevin eldon, big mick, rory mccann, nicholas boulton, allen leech. Epic and historical portrayal about attila, including court intrigue, romance, treason, impressive battles and it is set during the waning days of roman empire, as the barbarian huns are making their way toward europe. Attila didnt feel like a complete experience, but at times you see evidence of its italian brilliance. The historian priscus, who went on the fateful embassy to attila s court, also noted that attila was wise, merciful, and humble. As the roman empire became weaker in the fifth century ad, a powerful military leader appeared on the eastern plains of mongolia. Battle of the smithsonian and one of the major character in night at the museum. Many faces of gerard butler attila part1 in 2020 gerard. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Following his fathers slaying, young attila is adopted by his uncle. Good god this movie series is total and utter crap.
Attila tv miniseries 2001 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Attila the hun heroes and villains attila the hun heroes and villains. He is a supporting character in night at the museum, a minor character in night at the museum. Attila may not be the most accurate look at the huns and late roman history, but why let that spoil a good story.
Attila the film is a biopic of a great hun who was a shrewd tactician who cared deeply about the welfare of his people, genuinely believed his conquered subjects were better off under him, and. He was also the leader of a tribal empire consisting of huns, ostrogoths, and alans among others, in central and eastern europe. Attila is disclosed as a great leader, strategist, and lover and the movie shows his respect to the great roman strategist general flavius aetius powers boothe, his loves and passions, the gossips, intrigues, and betrayals in rome, all of these feelings evolved by magic and mysticism. Attila is disclosed as a great leader, strategist, and lover and the movie.
Atilla,atilla dori,atilla schuster,atilla schuszter, attila glas, attila odor, attila schuszter, attila shuster, attila the hun. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Gerrard butler playing attila the hun is odd enough but everything about this shit tonally and visually all over the place. Attila bulbapedia, the communitydriven pokemon encyclopedia. Attila was an american tv miniseries set during the waning days of the western roman empire, in particular during the invasions of the huns in europe. Attila gerard butler dot net officially unofficial gerard. With kevin eldon, mick walter, rory mccann, nicholas boulton. I saw powers booth in a movie about jim jones and have been a fan ever since and tim curry i saw in the shadow and in legend. Attila the huns mummified remains are awakened when his riches are stolen.
Attila also features tim curry as theodosius, simmone jade mackinnon as nkara, and reg rogers as valentinian. Mar 09, 2020 gerard butler i think this was from the made for television miniseries attila. Watch attila tv mini series full hd online with pauline lynch, steven berkoff, andrew pleavin, tommy flanagan. Heroes and villains attila the hun tv episode 2008 imdb. Mar 27, 2000 attila, the scourge of god,or a visionary misunderstood by history. Attila also known as attila the hun in the uk is a 2001 american television miniseries set during the waning days of the western roman empire, in particular during the invasions of the huns in europe. See the full list of attila cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Its been rumored in some history books that attila the hun died of an exploding blood clot while in the throes of sexual ecstasy what a way to go, huh. It is believed that his name comes from the hun word for the river volga, or the word for iron, however since his language died shortly after he did we may never know. Attila 1954 the legendary hun leads his marauding armies to the gates of rome.
With pauline lynch, steven berkoff, andrew pleavin, tommy flanagan. A warrior whose name is a byword for ferocity and terror and. Attila was born in about the year 406 ad to mundzuk, one of the many kings of the huns. I initially watched attila because i wanted to see a movie about attila the hun and the movie had two of my favorite actors, powers booth and tim curry, in it. He was a pokemon poacher prior to joining team rocket and becoming huns new partner. This costume adds to the mystique of atillas persona as a skilled hunter and hun conqueror and highlights how much thought and creative energy went into the making of all the costumes. Aug 15, 2019 early life and taking control of the hunnic empire. And besides, at the very least, the movie may serve to inspire people to look into the real history of attila the hun, as it did me when i saw it as a young boy in my mothers living room all those years ago. Jan 28, 2010 this 2001 madefortv movie does get very silly at times, but it does make a surprisingly good fist of the history of the infamous hun king. For a moredetailed recounting, please see the indepth timeline of attila and the huns. Attila usa networks epic twopart miniseries attila is sure to play well to the cable nets actionoriented audiences, and may tap into the swordandsandals success of golden globe winner.
Heroes and villains is a 20072008 bbc television drama series looking at key moments in the lives and reputations of some of the greatest warriors of history. A romanced story of attila the hun, since his childhood, when he lost his parents until his death. The legendary hun leads his marauding armies to the gates of rome. Like the other rocket duos, his and his partners names together form the name of a famous historical villain. Attila 453, more frequently referred to attila the hun was the leader of the huns. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing attila near you.
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