March or Die

Name: March or Die
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Released: 1977-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
Rating: 5.8

About March or Die

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…

March or Die (1977) is a war film directed by Dick Richards. Its themes are archaeologist, gypsy, morocco, and archaeological dig.

Gene Hackman stars as Major William Sherman Foster, Terence Hill as Marco Segrain, Catherine Deneuve as Simone Picard, and Max von Sydow as François Marneau. Released in September 1977, it runs 107 minutes.

The screenplay is by David Zelag Goodman. Produced by Associated General Films. American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.

The Mummy, The Dig, and Exorcist: The Beginning make useful companions to March or Die, all filed under foreign legion. TMDB voters put it at 5.8 out of 10 across 92 votes and it carries a PG rating.