An ex-Foreign Legion officer recalls his once-glorious life of leading troops in Djibouti.An ex-Foreign Legion officer recalls his once-glorious life of leading troops in Djibouti.An ex-Foreign Legion officer recalls his once-glorious life of leading troops in Djibouti.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 12 nominations
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Did you know
- TriviaMichel Subor previously played a character named Bruno Forestier 37 years earlier in Godard's The Little Soldier (1963).
- Quotes
Commander Bruno Forestier: If it weren't for fornication and blood, we wouldn't be here.
- SoundtracksExcerpts from Billy Budd
Opera by Benjamin Britten
Decca Universal Music France - Boosey & Hawkes - Musiciens Union
Featured review
Legio Patria Nostra
As a 10 year veteran of the Marines during peace time, I loved how this movie captured the often times dull, daily routine of military life. The scenes of the legionaires meticulously ironing their uniforms, training, exercising, were very accurate and brought back a lot of memories. To some, these scenes may seem boring and belabored but I found them mesmerizing and wishing they would last longer. I also feel she somewhat captured the sometimes complicated feelings of love, hate, respect, jealousy, etc. of men living together in a military environment. Robert Ryan did a better job at being hateful in the movie "Billy Budd" than Lavant does here as Galoup. I saw him as more a tragic figure and ended up feeling sorry for him. Sorry because he ruined a life that he loved. The movie was visually beautiful. I was somewhat confused, if not fascinated, by the dance scene at the end. What does that signify?
- macsvens-1
- Feb 3, 2006
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- Release date
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- Also known as
- Hermosa tarea
- Filming locations
- Obock, Djibouti(seaside cemetery)
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $4,104
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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