Legionnaire (1998)

Alain 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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Peter MacDonald

Writers:

Sheldon Lettich (story), Jean-Claude Van Damme (story),

Stars:

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Steven Berkoff

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Alain Lefevre
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	...	Luther
Steven Berkoff	...	Sgt. Steinkampf
Nicholas Farrell	...	Mackintosh
Jim Carter	...	Lucien Galgani
Ana Sofrenovic	...	Katrina
Daniel Caltagirone	...	Guido Rosetti
Joseph Long	...	Maxim
Mario Kalli	...	René Galgano
Joe Montana	...	Julot
Kim Rømer	...	Capt. Rousselot
Anders Peter Bro	...	Lt. Charlier
Paul Kynman	...	Rolf Bruner
Vincent Pickering	...	Viktor
Takis Triggelis	...	Cpl. Metz

Storyline

Alain 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. The mobster discover his whereabouts and enrolls two hitmen to finish him off. With their fort under siege and enemies within, Lefevre finds that second chances are difficult to come by in the Legion.

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Plot Keywords:

escape | french | foreign legion | arab | revenge | 

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Taglines:

From The Producer Of The Crow And The Director Of Rambo III

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for battle violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [fr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 December 1998 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Légionnaire

Filming Locations:

Atlas Corporation Studios, Ouarzazate, Morocco

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Edward R. Pressman Film, Long Road Productions, Quadra Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Lefevre is photographed for the machine gun demonstration against his will, thus leading to his discovery. One of the few guarantees afforded legionnaires is anonymity, and it is specifically forbidden for a legionnaire to be photographed without explicit permission.

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Quotes

Guido Rosetti: I don't want to fight you!
Rolf Bruner: Yeah? But I do.

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Connections

Version of March or Die (1977)

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Soundtracks

"Parlez-moi d'amour"
Written by Jean Lenoir

User Reviews

Certainly different, and uniquely done!

I bought the DVD off the sales rack at Wal-Mart, thinking I could pawn it off after once viewing it. . . .not expecting much of it, even though I am a fan of Van Damme. BUT, it surprised me as Van Damme expresses his DRAMATIC skills! Not his usuall puncher-kicker film, he tells the story of how it is for a legionnaire watching people he knows being picked off one-by-one in the heated Hell of war! Although it's not a true story, it IS, however, true to the way it is with any heartfull man who joins the Foreign Legion and gets caught up in such Hellish realities of hatred in combat. Leaving behind all he's ever known & felt comfortable with and fighting for a whole different cause, and finding out later the trespasses that happen which can result in hatred. You can feel the loneliness he felt as the Arabs ride away & he's the only one left standing there in the death, rubble, and smoke of what was his fort in Northern Africa. Certainly a welcomed change from Van Damme's usuall martial arts mayhem. It's a keeper!