March or Die
“They obeyed but one command”
Synopsis
Following World War I, Major Foster is tasked with integrating new recruits into his French Foreign Legion unit when he is dispatched to a remote outpost in French Morocco. His mission is to safeguard an archaeological dig from El Krim, a Rifian leader seeking to unite local tribes in resistance against the colonial administration.
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Edited by Stanford C AllenShot by John AlcottScored by Maurice JarreDesigned by Gil Parrondo
Box Office
1977 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.1× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$1.0M
Also known as
- Marschier oder stirbde
- Marchar o morires
- Il était une fois la Légionfr
- La bandera: marcia o muoriit
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Cast & Crew
46 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Gene Hackman
as Major William Sherman Foster
Terence Hill
as Marco Segrain
Catherine Deneuve
as Simone Picard
Max Von Sydow
as Francois Marneau
Ian Holm
as El Krim
Jack O Halloran
as Ivan
Rufus
as Sgt. Triand
Marcel Bozzuffi
as Lt. Fontaine
Andre Penvern
as Top Hat
Paul Sherman
as Fred Hastings
Vernon Dobtcheff
as Mean Corporal
Marne Maitland
as Leon
Supporting cast
20Luigi Bonos
as Andre
Wolf Kahler
as First German
Matthias Hell
as Second German
Jean Champion
as Minister
Walter Gotell
as Col. Lamont
Leila Shenna
as Arab Girl on the Street
Margaret Modlin
as Woman in Black Dress
Guy Marly
as Singing Legionnaire
Eve Brenner
as Singing Girl
Guy Mairesse
as Maurice, Legionnaire at the Station
Jean Rougerie
as Legionnaire at the Station
Guy Deghy
as Ship Captain
Ernest Misko
as Assistant to the Minister
Francois Valorbe
as Detective
Liliane Rovere
as Lola
Albert Woods
as Henru Delacorte
Maurice Arden
as Maurice Arden
Arnold Diamond
as Henry, the Lady's Husband
Catherine Willmer
as Lady
Paul Antrim
as Mollard
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