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Legionnaire (1998)

★ 5.5R98 minDirector: Peter MacDonald

1998 American film

Legionnaire is a 1998 American drama war film directed by Peter MacDonald and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as Alain Lefèvre, a 1920s boxer who wins a fight after he was hired by gangsters to lose it and then flees to join the French Foreign Legion. The cast includes Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Daniel Caltagirone, Ana Sofrenović, Nicholas Farrell and Steven Berkoff. The film was filmed in Morocco at Tangier and Ouarzazate.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Legionnaire about?
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 seeks escape by joining the foreign legion. As part of the legion he tangles with abusive lieut
Is Legionnaire based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Legionnaire scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.