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59% Critic Match
Legionnaire
“A fugitive from a killer. A remote outpost. A fight to the death.”
5.9 / 10• 1998• 1h 38m•R• English
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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.
Cast & Crew
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Alain Lefevre
Lead
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Luther
Steven Berkoff
Sgt. Steinkampf
Nicholas Farrell
Mackintosh
Jim Carter
Lucien Galgani
AS
Ana Sofrenović
Katarina
Daniel Caltagirone
Guido Rosetti
Joseph Long
Maxim
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter MacDonald's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Legionnaire is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
