Highest-Rated Movies about 'Foreign Legion', Sort by Popularity
The Desert Song (1953), Follow That Camel (1967), Outpost in Morocco (1949) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Foreign Legion movies.
#1. The Desert Song (1953)
Storyline: Shiek Yousseff, poses as a friend of the French while secretly plotting to overthrow them. Apposing Yousseff are the Riffs, whose secret leader, The Red Shadow, is Paul Bonnard, a professor who is studying the desert, and whose attacks on the supply trains intended for Yousseff keep the Riff villages in food. Foreign Legion General Birabeau arrives to conduct an investigation, accompanied by his daughter, Margot. Birabeau hires Bonnard to tutor her, and she is attracted to a Legionaire captain, Claud Fontaine. While the general, Bonnard and Fontaine pay a visit to Yousseff, an American newspaper man, Benji Kidd, discovers a secret way in and out of Yousseff's palace, with the aid of Azuri, a dancing girl in love with Bonnard. The latter is forced to resume his role as the Riffs leader, and kidnap Margot until he can convince her of Yousseff's treachery. But Yousseff's men attack the Riff camp and take Margot prisoner.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Plot Keywords: daughter, father, commander, warlord, sheik, tutor, melodramatic ...
Movie Details Click Here!#2. Follow That Camel (1967)
Storyline: Bertram Oliphant West (also known as Bo West) wants to clear his unjustly smeared reputation. He joins the Foreign Legion, with Simpson his manservant in tow. But the fort they get posted to is full of eccentric legionnaires, and there is trouble brewing with the locals too. Unbeknown to Bo, his lady love has followed him in disguise...—Simon N. McIntosh-Smith <Simon.N.Smith@cs.cf.ac.uk>
Plot Keywords: wealthy man, legionnaire, cricket player, sargeant, amusing, witty, lighthearted ...
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Storyline: Capt. Gerard, greatest lover in the Foreign Legion, is assigned to escort an emir's daughter to her father's mountain citadel and find out what he can about the emir's activities. Gerard enjoys his work with lovely Cara, but arrives to find rebellion brewing. Can the garrison be reinforced in time?—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: captain, muslim, military officer, beautiful woman, daughter, spectacular, emotional ...
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