Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Daniel Caltagirone, Jean-Claude Van Damme
Exiled to a video-only release when its distributor balked after the flop of Jean-Claude Van Damme's previous film Knock Off, this lavish adventure deserved a chance at theatrical success. Act...( read more
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Directed by: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Daniel Caltagirone, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Nicholas Farrell, Peter MacDonald, Peter McDonald, Steven Berkoff
Release Date: June 1, 1998
DVD Release Date: November 23, 1999
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December 30, 2006Typical Van Damme transferred to the desert, complete with all the usual accompanying cliches. JC fans won't complain. I, however, prefer GOOD films.
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December 5, 2006Aren't all of his movies about the same. Blah blah blah kick some Ass. They are vaying in entertainment but all the same movie.
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September 13, 20091 of the best Van Damme's movies I saw I think.
Another (maybe THE best) would be The Quest.
I also love Universal Soldiers and Street Fighter, liked Double Team, Timecop and several others in fact.
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September 9, 2009A Van Dame film with no real martial arts? Who's the marketing genius on this one?
It reminded me of a somewhat pointless war film from the 50's or 60's, what with the soldiers caught in the hopeless situation, the predictable camaraderie, etc.
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April 1, 2009Jean Claude Van Damme made a previous film set against the background of the legion: AWOL ( Aka LIONHEART ) but this is far superior . In fact AWOL and LEGIONNAIRE are complete opposites since one has Van Damme running away from the regiment to become a prize fighter while the ot...( read more)
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March 13, 2009Mala pero era una época en que Van Dame vendía y era sinónimo de películas de acción entretenidas
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