Overview
Just after World War I, Major Foster is incorporating new recruits into his French Foreign Legion platoon when he is sent to his former remote outpost located in the French Morocco to protect an archaeological excavation from El Krim, a Rifian leader who intends to unite all local tribes to fight the colonial government…
Trailer
Crew
DirectorDick Richards
WriterDavid Zelag Goodman
Cast
Gene Hackman
Major William Sherman Foster
Terence Hill
Marco Segrain
Catherine Deneuve
Simone Picard
Max von Sydow
François Marneau
Ian Holm
El Krim
Jack O'Halloran
Ivan
Rufus
Sgt. Triand
Marcel Bozzuffi
Lt. Fontaine
André Penvern
'Top Hat'
Paul Sherman
Fred Hastings
Vernon Dobtcheff
Mean Corporal
Marne Maitland
Leon
Luigi Bonos
Andre
Wolf Kahler
First German
Matthias Hell
Second German
Jean Champion
Minister
Walter Gotell
Col. Lamont
Leila Shenna
Arab Girl on the Street
Margaret Modlin
Woman in Black Dress
Guy Marly
Singing Legionnaire
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Keywords
gypsyforeign legionmoroccosahara desertpost world war iarchaeologisttribal warfarearchaeological digdesert warfaretribal chiefburied tomb
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Budget
$8M
Revenue
$1M
TMDb Votes
88
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026