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March or Die
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March or Die is a 1977 British feature film directed by Dick Richards. The screenplay was written by David Zelag Goodman, with production by Q217037 and Lew Grade under ITC Entertainment. The film stars Gene Hackman, Catherine Deneuve, Terence Hill, and Max von Sydow. Maurice Jarre composed the score, and John Alcott served as director of photography. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Associated General Films.
The movie is set in the desert, specifically the Sahara desert in Morocco, and involves the foreign legion. Its tagline is "They obeyed but one command." The runtime is 107 minutes. Genres include war, drama, adventure, and romance. The film has a budget of 8,000,000 and generated revenue of 1,000,000. It received a Bechdel test assessment. Release dates in 1977 include August 5, September 8, September 28, and October 13.
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5.8Just 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…
Cast
- Gene Hackman as Major William Sherman Foster
- Terence Hill as Marco Segrain
- Catherine Deneuve as Simone Picard
- Max von Sydow as François Marneau
- Ian Holm as El Krim
- Jack O'Halloran as Ivan
Themes
- gypsy
- foreign legion
- morocco
- sahara desert
- post world war i
- archaeologist
- tribal warfare
- archaeological dig
- desert warfare
- tribal chief
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Dick Richards
- Screenwriter
- David Zelag Goodman
- Cast member
- Marne Maitland
- Composer
- Maurice Jarre
- Producer
- Lew Grade
- Production company
- ITC Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- John Alcott
- Duration
- 103
- FilmAffinity ID
- 937070
- Image
- Marschier oder stirb logo.svg
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- publication date
- 1981-02-02
- title
- March or Die
- distributed by
- Columbia Pictures
- set in environment
- desert
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- form of creative work
- feature film
- Commons category
- La bandera - Marcia o muori
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