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Legionnaire
Sign in to save1998 film by Peter MacDonald
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5.8Alain Lefevre is a boxer paid by a Marseille mobster to take a dive. When he wins the fight he attempts to flee to America with the mobster's girlfriend Katrina. This plan fails and he seeks escape by joining the foreign legion. As part of the legion he tangles with abusive lieutenant Steinkampf and bonds with legionnaires Luther, Mackintosh and Rosetti.
Released: 1998-12-0398 minDir: Peter MacDonaldAction, War, Adventure, HistoryBudget: $20.0MBox office: $67.9M
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Cast
- Jean-Claude Van Damme as Alain Lefevre
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Luther
- Steven Berkoff as Sgt. Steinkampf
- Nicholas Farrell as Mackintosh
- Jim Carter as Lucien Galgani
- Ana Sofrenović as Katarina
Themes
- shepherd
- martial arts
- rebel
- morocco
- foreign legionaire
- sword fight
- revenge
- battlefield
- gunfight
- soldier
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- boxing
- Director
- Peter MacDonald
- Screenwriter
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Composer
- John Altman
- Producer
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Douglas Milsome
- Narrative location
- Marseille
- Filming location
- Marseille
- Duration
- 98
- FilmAffinity ID
- 732945
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1999-06-10
- title
- Legionnaire
- distributed by
- Netflix
- capital cost
- 20000000
- set in environment
- desert
- review score
- 29%
- characters
- Abd el-Krim
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