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A Balasaur Score of 49 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 29%. Audiences rate it 26 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,032 1990s action movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes29%
Audiences rate it 26 points higher than critics do.
633 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter MacDonaldDirector
- Sheldon LettichScreenplay
- Rebecca MorrisonScreenplay
- John AltmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jean-Claude Van DammeAlain Lefevre
- Adewale Akinnuoye-AgbajeLuther
- Steven BerkoffSgt. Steinkampf
- Nicholas FarrellMackintosh
- Jim CarterLucien Galgani
- Ana SofrenovićKatarina
- Daniel CaltagironeGuido Rosetti
- Joseph LongMaxim
- Mario KalliRene Galgano
- Joe MontanaJulot
- Kim RømerCapt. Rousselot
- Kamel KrifaAbd-El Krim
Stills
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Themes
shepherdmartial artsrebelmoroccoforeign legionairesword fightrevengebattlefieldgunfightsoldierbattledesert