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'''''Assignment Foreign Legion''''' is an American TV series made in Britain that ran for 26 episodes from 1956 to 1957. It was hosted by [[Merle Oberon]] and financed by CBS.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131727121 |title=Merle Oberon Tells Story |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=36, |issue=10,277 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=14 July 1962 |accessdate=11 August 2020 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref> |
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Directors included [[Don Chaffey]], Michael McCarthy and [[Lance Comfort]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131728708 |title=Stories Of The Foreign Legion |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=36, |issue=10,289 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=28 July 1962 |accessdate=11 August 2020 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref> |
Directors included [[Don Chaffey]], Michael McCarthy and [[Lance Comfort]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131728708 |title=Stories Of The Foreign Legion |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=36, |issue=10,289 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=28 July 1962 |accessdate=11 August 2020 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref> |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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The series was shot on location in Algeria and Morocco with the co operation of the French Foreign Legion. Eventually it became too dangerous and filming was completed at Beaconsfield Studios in London. |
The series was shot on location in Algeria and Morocco with the co operation of the French Foreign Legion. Eventually it became too dangerous and filming was completed at Beaconsfield Studios in London. |
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Its average cost was $26,000 an episode.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Variety|url=https://archive.org/details/variety204-1956-11/page/n99/mode/1up?q=%22foreign+legion%22|14 November 1956|page=36|title=Earnings in Britain Cancel Out $100000 Investment}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
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''Variety'' said "Stories, acting, and production are of good quality.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/variety205-1957-01/page/n573/mode/1up?q=%22foreign+legion%22 Review of series] at Variety]]</ref> |
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One week the show was among the top ten shows in Britain.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Variety|url=https://archive.org/details/variety205-1957-02/page/n262/mode/1up?q=%22foreign+legion%22|date=27 February 1957|title=Palladium Number 1|page=31}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049995/?ref_=tttg_tg_tt Assignment Foreign Legion] at [[IMDB]] |
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049995/?ref_=tttg_tg_tt Assignment Foreign Legion] at [[IMDB]] |
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*[http://ctva.biz/UK/ITC/AssignmentForeignLegion.htm Assignment Foreign Legion] at CTVA |
*[http://ctva.biz/UK/ITC/AssignmentForeignLegion.htm Assignment Foreign Legion] at CTVA |
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*[https://archive.org/details/variety208-1957-10/page/n108/mode/1up?q=%22foreign+legion%22 Review of episode "The Outcast"] at Variety |
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Revision as of 02:08, 11 August 2020
Assignment Foreign Legion is an American TV series made in Britain that ran for 26 episodes from 1956 to 1957. It was hosted by Merle Oberon and financed by CBS.[1]
Directors included Don Chaffey, Michael McCarthy and Lance Comfort.[2]
Premise
A female journlist (played by Merle Oberon seeks the stories behind the men of the foreign legion.
Production
The series was shot on location in Algeria and Morocco with the co operation of the French Foreign Legion. Eventually it became too dangerous and filming was completed at Beaconsfield Studios in London.
Its average cost was $26,000 an episode.[3]
Reception
Variety said "Stories, acting, and production are of good quality.[4]
One week the show was among the top ten shows in Britain.[5]
References
- ^ "Merle Oberon Tells Story". The Canberra Times. Vol. 36, , no. 10, 277. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 July 1962. p. 15. Retrieved 11 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Stories Of The Foreign Legion". The Canberra Times. Vol. 36, , no. 10, 289. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 July 1962. p. 7. Retrieved 11 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Earnings in Britain Cancel Out $100000 Investment". Variety. p. 36.
{{cite magazine}}: Text "14 November 1956" ignored (help) - ^ Review of series at Variety]]
- ^ "Palladium Number 1". Variety. 27 February 1957. p. 31.
External links
- Assignment Foreign Legion at IMDB
- Assignment Foreign Legion at CTVA
- Review of episode "The Outcast" at Variety
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