''The Foreign Legionnaire'' (German: ''Fremdenlegionär'') is a 1928 German silent

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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.Bock & Bergfelder p.139 It was made at the

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took place in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Cast

as Lore *

as Der Vater *

as Die Mutter *

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as Karl Rittner *

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as Sein Vater *

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as Martin Frey *

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as Legionär Mac Roy *

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as Ein junger Franzose *

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as Französischer Offizier

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by James Bauer French Foreign Legion in popular culture Bavaria Film films German black-and-white films Films shot at Bavaria Studios Films about the French Foreign Legion Films shot in Morocco {{Germany-silent-film-stub