March Or Die (1977) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Foreign Legion Major Foster (Hackman), an American haunted by his memories of the recently-ended Great War, is assigned to protect a group of archaeologists at their dig. Foster's unit includes the charming, thieving rascal Marco (Hill), who joined the Legion only to avoid prison. After long stretches portraying the boredom and hardship of day-to-day life in the Legion, Foster's command occupies a small village where the archaeologists believe they've found a burial site sacred to the Arabs. An Arab leader (Holm) uses this affront to unite the tribes in Jihad, and attacks the tiny Legion garrison at the dig. An epic battle follows, very reminiscent of the film "Zulu". Costumes, firearms, and props are all very authentic-looking, and show great attention to detail.

Cast & Crew

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Dick Richards

Vernon Dobtcheff

Jean Champion

Ian Holm

Marne Maitland

Terence Hill

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Genre

Action

Adventure

Drama

War

Release Date

1977

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 47m

Sound

Mono

Color

Color (Technicolor)

Synopsis

Foreign Legion Major Foster (Hackman), an American haunted by his memories of the recently-ended Great War, is assigned to protect a group of archaeologists at their dig. Foster's unit includes the charming, thieving rascal Marco (Hill), who joined the Legion only to avoid prison. After long stretches portraying the boredom and hardship of day-to-day life in the Legion, Foster's command occupies a small village where the archaeologists believe they've found a burial site sacred to the Arabs. An Arab leader (Holm) uses this affront to unite the tribes in Jihad, and attacks the tiny Legion garrison at the dig. An epic battle follows, very reminiscent of the film "Zulu". Costumes, firearms, and props are all very authentic-looking, and show great attention to detail.

Director

Dick Richards

Cast

Vernon Dobtcheff

Jean Champion

Ian Holm

Marne Maitland

Terence Hill

Max Von Sydow

Arnold Diamond

Jack O'halloran

Jean Rougerie

Catherine Deneuve

Paul Antrim

Guy Marly

Gigi Bonds

Elisabeth Mortensen

Walter Gotell

Liliane Rovfre

Albert Woods

Catherine Willmer

Guy Deghy

Paul Sherman

Guy Mairesse

Maurice Arden

Lenla Shenna

Wolf Kahler

Mathias Hell

Ernie Misko

Margaret Modlin

Andrt Penvern

Eve Brenner

Gene Hackman

Marcel Bozzufi

Francois Valorbe

Crew

John Alcott

Director Of Photography

Stanford C Allen

Christina Anderson

Production Assistant

O Nicholas Brown

Jerry Bruckheimer

Jim Bullock

Andre Delacroix

Assistant Director

Claude Joseph Rouget Delisle

Michael Dempsey

Production Assistant

Wayne Fitzgerald

David Z. Goodman

David Z. Goodman

Lew Grade

Chuck Hayward

Stunt Coordinator

John C. Howard

Maurice Jarre

Mustapha Laghaz

Assistant Director

Ted Lloyd

Production Supervisor

Jose Lopez Rodero

Assistant Director

Bob Macdonald

Special Effects

Juan Majan

Stunt Coordinator

Julian Mateos

Mike Moder

Production Supervisor

Dennis Parrish

Gil Parrondo

Production Designer

Andrt Penvern

Bill Phillips

Richard Portman

Miguel Angel Recuero

Production Manager

Dick Richards

Dick Richards

Luis Roberts

Production Supervisor

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Associate Producer

Jose Antonio Sanchez

Diego Sempere

Production Manager

Ivan Sharrock

William Stevenson

Jose Maria Tapiador

Mohamed Tazi

Production Supervisor

Glenn Wilder

Stunt Coordinator

Robert Wilder

Special Effects

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Genre

Action

Adventure

Drama

War

Release Date

1977

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 47m

Sound

Mono

Color

Color (Technicolor)

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Summer August 1, 1977

Released in United States Summer August 1, 1977

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