Legionnaire (1998)
Director: Peter MacDonald
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme (Alain Lefevre), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Luther), Steven Berkoff (Sgt. Steinkampf), Nicholas Farrell (Mackintosh), Jim Carter (Lucien Galgani), Ana Sofrenovic (Katrina), Daniel Caltagirone (Guido Rosetti), Joseph Long (Maxim), Mario Kalli (René Galgano), Joe Montana (Julot), Kim Romer (Capt. Rousselot), Anders Peter Bro (Lt. Chathier), Paul Kynman (Rolf Bruner), Vincent Pickering (Viktor), Takis Triggelis (Cpl. Metz).
The Foreign Legion's battles against Algerian berbers.
Historical Background:
The Berbers are an ethnic group of Northwest Africa, speaking Berber languages. Today there are between 14 and 25 million speakers of the Berber languages. They are primarily concentrated in Morocco and Algeria.
see The Battle of Algiers (1966) for the historical background
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