Druids (film)

Druids French Vercingtorix La lgende du druide roi is a FrenchCanadianBelgian historical film first released onAugust 2001, directed by Jacques Dorfmann. It stars Christopher Lambert, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ins Sastre, Maria Kavardjikova, BernardPierre Donnadieu, and Max von Sydow.

In the year 60 B.C. a group of Druids, including the archdruid Guttuart Max von Sydow, witness the passing of a comet and interpret it as the sign of the coming of a king for their country Gaul, which has not had a king for a long time. Guttuart goes to Gergovia, the capital of the Arvernes tribe, to attend a meeting of Gallic tribal chieftains. The young boy Vercingetorix, along with his friend the young girl Eponia, sneak into a large cavern where Celtill, Vercingetorixs father and chieftain of the Arvernes, hosts the meeting of chieftains with the intention of proclaiming himself king of all Gauls. When Celtill shows off the crown once worn by the old kings of Gaul, an arrow from two Roman spies dressed as Gauls hits Celtill in the back. Gobanittio, Celtills brother, places Celtill under arrest while the Roman spies flee with the crown. Vercingetorix tries to rush in to help his father, but Guttuart prevents the young boy from intervening and explains that destiny requires Celtill to meet his fate. The young Vercingetorix, while watching his uncle burn his father alive, swears revenge.Many years later, the grown up Vercingetorix Christopher Lambert, having been educated among the druids, continues to seek revenge against his uncle. He and Guttuart go to a road being built by the Romans, but Guttuart flees upon seeing the approach of Julius Caesar Klaus Maria Brandauer and an entourage of Roman legionaries. Caesar, who held the position of proconsul of Transalpine Gaul, invites Vercingetorix and the Arvernes to participate in an invasion of Britain and gives Vercingetorix a horse to ride back to Gergovia. Upon his arrival at Gergovia, Vercingetorix first avenges his fathers death by killing his uncle and then tells his tribe of Caesars offer to give one half of the booty if the tribe joins in the expedition to Britain. At Bibracte, capital of the Eduens tribe, various chieftains gather to hear Caesar speak of his planned invasion of Britain. Dumnorix, chieftain o

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