Legionnaire vs Mat Kilau
Mat Kilau has the higher audience score (6.8/10 against 5.8/10 for Legionnaire). Legionnaire is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 58m. Legionnaire is the older of the two (1998 against 2022). Both are action, adventure, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Legionnaire
Mat Kilau| Legionnaire | Mat Kilau | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.8/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 1998 | 2022 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 58m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, History, War | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller, War |
| Country | – | Malaysia |
| Director | Peter MacDonald | Syamsul Yusof |
| Main cast | David Hayman, Jim Carter, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Daniel Caltagirone, Jean-Claude Van Damme | Yayan Ruhian, Shaharuddin Thamby, Wan Hanafi Su, Namron, Beto Kusyairy |
Synopsis
Legionnaire
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.
Mat Kilau
The rise of a Malay warrior named Mat Kilau and his friends against the British colonialists who came to Pahang in 1892. The greed of British officials and policies, which have imposed excessive taxes, confiscated land belonging to the Malays to reap the treasures of Pahang and disrupted the Islamic way in Pahang has caused dissatisfaction among the rulers and the Malays. The patriotic spirit of Mat Kilau and his friends who rose up against…
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