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The Foreign Legion: Beau Geste - and Since

The legendary Legion where men, escaping something - or seeking something - can enlist under a new name and bury the past. For once, the reality is more vivid and colourful than its celluloid imitation. Few have told it. The Legion protects its secrets, encourages anonymity and positively discourages journalists and film teams. But it still serves - and fights - today: 9,000 men drawn from 52 countries, wearing the kepi blanc of this elite fighting force in some of the fiercest corners of this troubled world, prepared, always, to die loyally for their officers and each other. More often than not, they do. For the first time the Legion cooperated with television. Desmond Wilcox and a Man Alive film team have been 'in' the Legion watching them train and fight; examining its mystique, its traditions and its role in the 70s.

English
  • Originally Aired January 26, 1972
  • Network BBC Two
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