L6780 THE (USA, 1966) (Other titles: The Centurions; Mando perdido; Sie furchten weder Tod noch Teufel)

Credits: director, Mark Robson ; writer, Nelson Gidding ; novel, Jean Larteguy. Cast: , , , . Summary: War melodrama set in Algeria in 1954. LTC Pierre Raspeguy (Quinn), defeated in Indochina, seeks a chance to redeem himself in a bloody campaign against the Arab rebels in Algeria.

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