Short description
A perilous Foreign Legion bid to excavate a priceless tomb. Major Foster (Gene Hackman) and his legionnaires are ordered to protect an archeological expedition led by Francis Marneau (Max Von Sydow). Foster is opposed to the excavation of the tomb in Morocco, knwing that the last expedition there was destroyed.
Long description
A perilous Foreign Legion bid to excavate a priceless tomb. Major Foster (Gene Hackman) and his legionnaires are ordered to protect an archeological expedition led by Francis Marneau (Max Von Sydow). Foster is opposed to the excavation of the tomb in Morocco, knwing that the last expedition there was destroyed. Marco Segrain (Terence Hill), on the run from the police, joins the Legion and acquires a grudging admiration for Foster. On the ship to Morocco they are attracted to the same woman (Catherine Deneuve). In Morocco, Foster battles the forces to stop the expedition and amidst thousands of fatalities, Foster is killed, leaving Marco to take up the cavalry of his fallen friend and commander.