The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a 2003 film very loosely based on the comic book limited series of the same name. It was released on July 11, 2003 in the United States. It is an adventure film set late in the 19th century, featuring an assortment of literary characters appropriate to the period. The adaptation's plot and general atmosphere, however, is very far from the original comic book. In an alternate 1899, several high profile crimes occur in various nations throughout Europe, each allegedly carried out by nationals of other countries, leading Europe to the brink of war. An emissary of the British government, Sanderson Reed, arrives in a gentlemen’s club in Kenya, hoping to recruit the legendary, but now aged, hunter and adventurer Allan Quatermain to investigate the situation. However, Reed finds that Quatermain's sense of patriotism has declined over the years, and he refuses to offer his services. Suddenly, a group of armoured men armed with machine guns appear,... full article at wikipedia