The legionnaire

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Movie
German title The legionnaire
Original title Legionnaire
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1998
length 98 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Peter MacDonald
script Sheldon Lettich ,
Rebecca Morrison ,
Jean-Claude Van Damme
production Peter MacDonald,
Edward R. Pressman ,
Jean-Claude Van Damme
music John Altman
camera Douglas Milsome
cut Mike Murphy ,
Christopher Tellefsen
occupation

Legionnaires' is an American action film from the year 1998 . The leading role is played by Jean-Claude Van Damme .

action

Alain Lefevre is a French boxer from Marseille in the 1920s. He doesn't stick to an agreement with a gang boss and wins a fight he should lose. Chased by the criminals, he fled to the Foreign Legion . After a hard drill in the African desert, however, he is found there by the crooks. The warring men, however, have to hold together when their bastion is attacked by Berber tribes. The legionnaires are overrun by the superior forces. Lefevre is the only one to survive and is supposed to tell the other whites that the Berbers will not allow themselves to be submitted to anyone and that it is their country.

background

  • The film "The Legionnaire" is a remake of the 1977 film March or Die with Terence Hill and Gene Hackman .
  • The budget was $ 20 million.
  • The music for the film is largely based on the chanson Parlez-moi d'amour .

criticism

The lexicon of international films criticized the film as a “crude action adventure, devoid of staged subtleties.” But he was credited with the fact that he “distanced himself from the convention” to “celebrate the hero's violent triumph for the finale. "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Internet Movie Database, Business Data for Legionnaire , September 14, 2007
  2. ↑ The legionnaire. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used