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  1. Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): Wherever It Happens, the Legion is There

    Date released
    28 Mar 1940
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    564A
    NoS ID
    010726
    Story no
    2 / 9

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Foreign Legion. DESCRIPTION: A Corps of the French Foreign Legion prepares to depart from Sidi-bel Abbes, Algeria. SHOTLIST: The Foreign Legion parade and then leave by train. At the...

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  2. Legion of the Damned (2000 Video)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 53 min., 2000 sale: £13.99 (inclusive)

    Looks at the history and traditions of the French Foreign Legion, which today is used as a rapid response force in war zones around the world. Uses footage from the legion’s archives, and follows an intake...

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  3. Alan Cowell on killings in Kolwezi, Zaire (1978)

    Genre
    News report

    Telephone report by Alan Cowell on the killings in Kolwezi in southern Zaire during an eight-day occupation by Katangese rebels. White survivors of the invasion are being airlifted but there are claims that...

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  4. Beau Travail (2000)

    Director
    Claire Denis
    Subject
    Film studies; French studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £20.00

    Inspired by Herman Melville’s ‘Billy Budd’, filmmaker Claire Denis’ film explores the near-mythical world of the French Foreign Legion. A sergeant-major whose position and power are threatened when...

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  5. A Tribute To The Fallen Heroes Of The French Foreign Legion

    Date released
    13 Aug 1917
    Series name
    Gaumont Graphic
    Issue no
    667
    NoS ID
    076807
    Story no
    5 / 7
    Extras
    1 film clip

    French officers and men at ceremony. Soldier with wreath. France.

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  6. Roving Camera Reports: French Foreign Legion, Dakar

    Date released
    8 Apr 1943
    Series name
    Gaumont British News
    Issue no
    966
    NoS ID
    063582
    Story no
    2 / 7
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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  7. French Foreign Legion In Algiers

    Date released
    22 May 1933
    Series name
    Gaumont Sound News
    Issue no
    359
    NoS ID
    389784
    Story no
    5 / 7

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  8. Indo-China Bomb Outrage in Saigon

    Date released
    4 Feb 1952
    Series name
    Gaumont British News
    Issue no
    1887
    NoS ID
    069706
    Story no
    3 / 8
    Extras
    1 film clip

    French Foreign Legion Paratroops.

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  9. French Troops in Africa

    Date released
    1 May 1940
    Series name
    Gaumont British News
    Issue no
    660
    NoS ID
    060369
    Story no
    4 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

    Including French Foreign Legion. French native troops. The Duchess of Windsor with French Red Cross. M Lebrun with French farmers. RAF heroes decorated in France. Gracie Fields with mobile canteen. ENSA...

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  10. Soldiers of Spain Fighting for Allies in French Foreign Legion

    Date released
    21 Jan 1918
    Series name
    Gaumont Graphic
    Issue no
    713
    NoS ID
    077007
    Story no
    1 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Spanish troops ride past.

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