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| Language | English |
| UPC | 018619077351 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00018619077351 |
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.75 inches; 3.52 ounces
- Media Format : DVD
- ASIN : B0007CIM1K
- Best Sellers Rank: #251,174 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2005Great foreign legion movie with Gene Hackman in the lead role. Great supporting cast to include, Ian Holm, Max von Sydow, and Catherine Denuve. Filmed at the height of his career (he's still there)on location with no studio shots. Gary Cooper's Beau Geste and this film are the best foreign legion films made!
It would be nice if hollywood would reissue this film so we would not have to buy foreign copies because it is not available otherwise. You can find a copy of "Bride of Chucky" which is disgusting but not of a classic like this. In any case, I would highly recommend this film to all Hackman fans.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2011This may possibly be the most 'realistic' Foreign Legion movie.
Perhaps because it's a European production, where film makers feel less obliged to be Disneyesque or Spielbergish and do not try to twist themselves into a pretzel in order to manufacture 'happy' (or at least conciliatory) endings just to make the highest dollar amount at the box office.
An international all-star cast, headed by mega-gorgeous French superstar Catherine Deneuve and German-Italian spaghetti western hero Mario Girotti aka Terence Hill, Mme. Deneuve's presence alone makes this one worth watching.
It may be worth getting the uncut version (isn't it always?) or setting up a region-free home system, because the edited version does feel pretty...well, edited....
- Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2011The poster says "The Foreign Legion - they were the greatest fighting force of all time and they obeyed but one command - `March or Die'". That'll give you the basic idea of this 1977 film produced by block buster makers Jerry Bruckheimer and Sir Lew Grade and starring an international cast from the U.S. (Gene Hackman), France (Catherine Deneuve), Italy (Terrence Hill), England (Ian Holms) and Sweden (Max van Sydow).
Time: After the Great War. Place: Morocco.
Gene Hackman (1930) plays a Major haunted by memories of the Great War in which he lost all but 200 of his 8000 man Battalion, and reluctant to act as the guard for an expedition which will likely result in armed opposition from the locals. Hackman is a two time Oscar winner ("Unforgiven" and "The French Connection") and earned 3 more nominations ("Mississippi Burning", "I Never Sang for my Father", "Bonnie and Clyde"). A veteran of nearly 100 films in a career that started in 1961, personally I liked him best as the blind man in "Young Frankenstein" (1974).
Beautiful Catherine Deneuve (1943) was nominated for the French "Oscar" 10 times, winning twice, for "Indochine" (1992) and "The Last Metro" (1980). Some of her most memorable roles have been in "Umbrellas of Cherbourg" (1964), "Repulsion" (1965) and "8 Women", but I enjoyed her best in "The Hunger" (1983). Deneuve plays the film's love interest, but it's hard to get too excited as Deneuve is so seriously depressed throughout the film.
Terence Hill (1939) is best known for his 1970s westerns like "My Name is Trinity", "My Name is Nobody", and "Trinity is Still My Name". Hill plays a Legionnaire who smiles no matter what happens.
Ian Holms (1931) plays an Arab leader who is opposed to an expedition to unearth a 3000 year old lost city... Holms appeared in more than 100 films, although he's probably best known today for his role as Bilbo Baggins. He was nominated for an Oscar for his role as the coach in "Chariots of Fire" (1981), and received 6 BAFTA nominations, winning twice ("Chariots of Fire" and "The Bofors Gun"). He's probably most famous as Bilbo Baggins in the "Lord of the Rings" films, but I think his performance in "Greystoke" is his best. He gives one of the few adequate performances in this film.
Max von Sydow (1929) is best known for his outstanding work with Ingmar Bergman in classics like "The Seventh Seal" (1957), "Wild Strawberries" (1957), "The Magician" (1958), "The Virgin Spring" (1960), and "Through a Glass Darkly" (1961). He was nominated for a Golden Globe for his work in "Hawaii" (1966) and "The Exorcist" (1973), and an Oscar for "Pelle the Conqueror" (1987). Max plays an archeologist willing to risk the Legionnaire lives to investigate the hidden city.
Writer, producer and director Dick Richards (1936) was nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA as producer for "Tootsie" (1982), the only other film he produced. As a director he made only 7 films including "Farewell My Lovely" (1975) and "The Culpepper Cattle Co." (1972).
Executive Producer Jerry Bruckheimer (1945) is the powerhouse behind so many mega hits in film and TV it's impossible to list them all. Here's a list of my top 10 - "CSI" (2000-2011), "Cold Case" (2003-10), "Without a Trace" (2002-9), "Pirates of the Caribbean" (2003), "Black Hawk Down" (2001), Armageddon" (1998), "The Rock" (1996), "Bad Boys" (1995), and "Crimson Tide" (1995).
FWIW - Bruckheimer's first 4 films as an associate producer/producer was with Dick Richards on "Culpepper Cattle Co." (1972), "Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins" (1975), "Farewell My Lovely" (1975), and this film.
The beautiful photography is by John Alcott, the Oscar winning photographer of "Barry Lyndon" (1975), one of the dullest but most beautifully filmed movies of all time. Alcott's credits also include "A Clockwork Orange" (1971), "The Shining" (1980), and "No Way Out" (1987).
The French Foreign Legion has been covered in dozens of films, the most famous of which is "Beau Geste" that was filmed a half dozen times and featured Ronald Coleman (1926) and Gary Cooper (1939) among others. Other notable films include "Morocco" (1930) with Gary Cooper, Adolph Menjou, and Marlene Dietrich, "Under Two Flags" (1936) with Ronald Coleman, Victor McLaglen, and Claudette Colbert, and Jean-Claude Van Damme's "Legionnaire" (1998). Of course we can't forget the Abbott and Costello 1950 comedy and the "Carry On" satire in 1967. Of this entire group, my personal favorite is the 1939 "Beau Geste".
The big block busters in 1977 were "Star Wars", "Close Encounters", "The Rescuers", "Saturday Night Fever", and "The Goodbye Girl". "Annie Hall" picked up 3 Oscars (Picture, Director, Actress) and "Julia" picked up two (Supporting Actor, Actress). Other notable films that year were "Equus", "Eraserhead", and "New York. New York", and "Smokey and the Bandit".
The film was a box office disappointment, with a budget of $9 million and a gross of only $1 million. The NY Times' Janet Maslin disliked the "peculiarly listless all-star cast" and called the movie "extraordinarily wooden" and "static". In fact, I would go a bit further and say the film is downright depressing from the very first scene.
As with most films of this nature, the lead up is to a climactic scene in which a small bunch of soldiers is attacked by a much larger force (e.g., "Zulu", "The Alamo", "Lost Patrol", "The Spartans", "The Wild Bunch"). All things considered, this is probably one of the poorest versions of that type of scene.
The film is not without merits. The photography is excellent, and the machinations inside the Foreign Legion are certainly interesting. The sly homage to Marlene Dietrich brought a smile to my face.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2019Not Full Version, edited. missing the very beginning which explains a lot about the first company's massacre which left the Lt. a survivor how the attack was made secretly and the capture of the two men from the museum, starts with the Legonaires exiting the train which is not the beginning. only the introduction of major Foster.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2007Viewing this film was one of the really enjoyable memories of my youth. It's well done both visually and with the way it grabs you through it's well-choreographed action. I'm glad to see it available again. One note to a previous reviewer; PLEASE don't subject others to your political drivel. A simple, honest review of the subject at hand will suffice.
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William ShermanReviewed in Canada on August 3, 20164.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Good little poster.