Legionnaire vs The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc has the higher audience score (6.4/10 against 5.8/10 for Legionnaire). Legionnaire is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h 38m. Legionnaire is the older of the two (1998 against 1999). Both are action, adventure, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Legionnaire
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc| Legionnaire | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.8/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 1998 | 1999 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 2h 38m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, History, War | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Peter MacDonald | Luc Besson |
| Main cast | David Hayman, Jim Carter, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Daniel Caltagirone, Jean-Claude Van Damme | Desmond Harrington, Vincent Cassel, Tchéky Karyo, John Malkovich, Milla Jovovich |
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.
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
In 1429, a French teenager stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil. As she reclaims God's diminished kingdom, this courageous young woman has various amazing victories until her violent and untimely death.
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