Legionnaire (1998)

Director:

Peter MacDonald

Writers (WGA):

Sheldon Lettich (story) &
Jean-Claude Van Damme (story) ...

Release Date:

3 diciembre 1998 (Australia)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | War

Frase comercial:

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

Plot:

Alain Lefevre is a boxer paid by a Marseille mobster to take a dive. When he wins the fight he attempts...

Plot Keywords:

March Or Die | Box Office Flop | Male Nudity | March | Ambush

Awards:

1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Worth watching even for non van Damme fans

Cast

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. Chathier
Paul Kynman	...	Rolf Bruner
Vincent Pickering	...	Viktor
Takis Triggelis	...	Cpl. Metz

También conocida como:

Legionario (Argentina) (video title) [es]
Soldado de fortuna (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for battle violence.

Duración:

98 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Philippines:PG-13 | Iceland:12 | Brazil:14 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | France:U | Germany:12 | Norway:15 (video rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Atlas Corporation Studios, Ouarzazate, Morocco

Company:

Edward R. Pressman Film

Goofs:

Plot holes: 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.

Quotes:

Lucien Galgani: Excuse me, Mr. Lefevre, but I never do business in the presence of the female gender.

Movie Connections:

Version of March or Die (1977)

Soundtrack:

Mon légionnaire

Worth watching even for non van Damme fans

Legionnaire is beautifully photographed and contains both an engaging story (loosely based on Beau Geste) and good performances by the actors. Underrated from the start, the picture undeservedly went straight to video. However, it is not a 10 out of 10 as some suggest. The story and characters fall too often into clichés and some of the roles could have been given more depth. Particularly the love story, mostly told in flash backs, is depicted with emotionally appealing pictures and music but remains too superficial to be fully satisfying.

This film had the potential to be great with a bit more emphasis on the drama part and toning down the more usual action flick formula (the action scenes are well done, though). However, here is hope that van Damme will make more serious movies, even if they have martial arts and action themes. I always liked him as an actor. There is an honesty and modesty to van Damme's work that is missing in most Hollywood products.