March or Die

March or Die (1977)

They obeyed but one command

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…

Date of release
1977-09-08
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (92)
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Drama, Adventure, War
Director
Dick Richards

Casting

Interesting facts

March or Die is a 1977 British war drama film directed by Dick Richards and starring Gene Hackman, Terence Hill, Catherine Deneuve, Max von Sydow, and Sir Ian Holm.

Production

Dick Richards had been interested in the French Foreign Legion ever since he found out a friend of his uncle's had joined the legion.

Most of the finance was provided by Lew Grade's ITC Company on the basis of Terence Hill's popularity. It was Hill's second film aimed at the American market.

Filming started 23 August 1976. It was mostly shot in Spain.

Gene Hackman was injured during filming after he was thrown off a horse. That caused filming to be suspended. Columbia agreed to distribute in the US only because it wanted to distribute Grade's The Eagle Has Landed. In most markets, March or Die played theatres in a double-bill with Eagle.

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