Alain Lefevre is a boxer paid by a Marseille mobster to take a dive. When he wins the fight he attempts to flee to America with the mobster's girlfriend Katrina. This plan fails and he seeks escape by joining the foreign legion. As part of the legion he tangles with abusive lieutenant Steinkampf and bonds with legionnaires Luther, Mackintosh and Rosetti.
Jean-Claude Van Damme
as Alain Lefevre
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
as Luther
Steven Berkoff
as Sgt. Steinkampf
Nicholas Farrell
as Mackintosh
Jim Carter
as Lucien Galgani
Ana Sofrenović
as Katarina
Daniel Caltagirone
as Guido Rosetti
Joseph Long
as Maxim
Mario Kalli
as Rene Galgano
Joe Montana
as Julot
Kim Rømer
as Capt. Rousselot
Kamel Krifa
as Abd-El Krim