The Last Legion is a 2007 film directed by Doug Lefler. Produced by Dino De Laurentiis and others, it is based on a 2003 Italian novel of the same name written by Valerio Massimo Manfredi. It stars Colin Firth along with Sir Ben Kingsley and Aishwarya Rai. The film is loosely inspired by the events of 5th century European history, notably the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. This is loosely coupled with other facts and legends from the history of Britain and various fantastic elements from the legend of King Arthur to provide a basis for the Arthurian legend.