Movie
Legionnaire
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1998-12-03
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Action, War, Adventure, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Quadra Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Daniel Caltagirone as Guido Rosetti
- Joseph Long as Maxim
- Mario Kalli as Rene Galgano
- Joe Montana as Julot
- Kim Rømer as Capt. Rousselot
- Kamel Krifa as Abd-El Krim
Crew
- Peter MacDonald - Director
- Sheldon Lettich - Screenplay
- Rebecca Morrison - Screenplay
- Jean-Claude Van Damme - Story
- Sheldon Lettich - Story
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