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Gene Hackman, Terence Hill, Max von Sydow, Catherine Deneuve, Ian Holm ... see more see more... , Rufus , Jack O'Halloran , Marcel Bozzuffi , Andre Penvern , Paul Sherman , Vernon Dobtcheff , Marne Maitland , Gigi Bonos , Maurice Arden , Albert Woods , Leila Shenna , Francois Valorbe , Villena , Paul Antrim , Eve Brenner , Jean Champion , Guy Deghy , Arnold Diamond , Walter Gotell , Wolf Kahler , Lila Kedrova , Guy Mairesse , Elisabeth Mortensen , Jean Rougerie , Liliane Rovere , Ernest Misko , Guy Marly , Margaret Modlin , Matthias Hell , Catherine Wilmer

Dick Richards directed this French Foreign Legion adventure that's at once parodies and pays tribute to the venerable Hollywood epics that preceded it. Gene Hackman stars as Major William Sherman Fost... read more read more...er, a soldier who has been kicked out of West Point but has managed to obtain command of a group of Legionnaires after the end of World War I. His troops have been ordered to accompany an archeological expedition traveling to Morocco headed by Francois Marneau (Max von Sydow). Foster's motley band includes an on-the-lam cat burglar named Marco Segrain (Terence Hill), an ex-guardsman from the deposed Russian monarchy named Ivan (Jack O'Halloran), an adventure-seeking aristocrat named Fred Hastings (Paul Sherman), and an alluring beauty named Simone Picard (Catherine Deneuve). As the band makes their way to Morocco, they cross paths with the fervid and bloodthirsty Arab leader El Krim (Ian Holm), who vows to unite his people to expel foreigners from their land. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 46 min.

Directed by: Dick Richards

Release Date: January 1, 1977

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DVD Release Date: March 8, 2005

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  • bradwest
    September 22, 2008
    bradwest
    When was the last time we saw a Foriegn Legion movie? Well, now you have a good one to throw on whenever the mood strikes you.

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May 9, 2005
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July 4, 2005
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June 24, 2006
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