March or Die Page #4

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.
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Director(s): Dick Richards
Production: Columbia Pictures
 
IMDB:
6.4
PG
Year:
1977
107 min
155 Views


a wall for protection, sir.

For protection?

For protect from what?

These are dead men!

They wanted to die!

That's why we joined the Legion!

Not to live, but to die!

We shall all die.

For what?

So that some fat overstuffed Frenchman...

can belch his lunch on

the sight of gold in the Louvre.

Sir, what are our orders?

Marneau, you wanted to be famous,

you shall be.

But not for finding the Angel of the Desert.

But accomplish what no Moroccan

leader has been able to do...

in the last twelve centuries:

Unite the Arab tribes.

Please, sir.

That's all about, right, El Krim?

You used us.

You waited for the moment

we cracked the tomb.

So you can rally your tribes on a holy war.

You didn't give a damn about

the Angel of the Desert.

No.

You didn't bother to telling the tribes,

we brought her to you.

You used her.

You used her.

Just like you used me.

Sir...

Please.

Please, sir,

the men are waiting for your orders.

Let the men take their position.

Take position!

- Fire!

- Fire!

Cover the left flank!

You men come to the right flank!

You men get off there!

Form a double line!

I call back!

Call back order!

You men retreat, retreat!

Fire!

Fire!

Gypsy,

pick up riders on the hill.

I am sorry, old friend.

But it was the only way.

And now our tribes are together.

Bedouin, Berber, Rif.

We will resist all

foreigners until we prevail.

I let you live so that what happened

today could be known to the entire world.

Excuse me, Marco.

I had a aggrement with Madame Picard,

that I'd will like to honour.

I've arrange a passage for

you to leave Morocco.

They got me good luck.

Keep them. They'll do the same for you.

What do you see now?

Happiness.

Some of you men will try to quit.

Others will try to run away.

No men in this command is ever succeeded.

If the Legion doesn't get you,

the desert will.

If the desert doesn't,

the Arabs will.

If the Arabs don't,

then I will.

I don't know which is worse.

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David Zelag Goodman

David Zelag Goodman was a playwright and screenwriter for both TV and film. His most prolific period was from the 1960s to the early 1980s. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Lovers and Other Strangers, though he did not win. more…

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