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Follow the Legion (Spanish: ¡A mí la legión!) is a 1942 Spanish drama film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Alfredo Mayo, Luis Peña and Manuel Luna.[1]

Follow the Legion
Theatrical film poster
Spanish	¡A mí la legión!
Directed by	Juan de Orduña
Written by	Raúl Cancio Jaime Garcia-Herranz Luis Lucia
Starring	Alfredo Mayo Luis Peña Manuel Luna
Cinematography	Alfredo Fraile [es; ga]
Edited by	Antonio Cánovas
Music by	Juan Quintero
Production company	Cifesa
Distributed by	Cifesa
Release date	11 May 1942 (1942-05-11)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Plot

Set in North Africa and in the Legion, it shows the friendship between soldiers, which leads 'El Grajo' to investigate a murder to exonerate a comrade-in-arms and friend. Exaltation of a model soldier of the time in Spain and of the so-called 'military values'.

Sign

The film poster was made by José Peris Aragó in a 105.5 x 72 cm format. In it, you can see El Grajo and Mauro (of whom only his head is shown) dressed in military dress shown in the background with the Spanish flags waving.[2]

Reception

A critic from Fotogramas magazine commented on her that "she is the mythical legionnaire that had so much prestige during the Franco regime and that some nostalgics continue to yearn for."[3]

Cast

• Alfredo Mayo as Jackdaw
• Luis Peña as Mauro
• Manuel Luna as commander
• Miguel Pozanco as worker
• Pilar Soler as Leda
• Manuel Arbó as Ionescu
• Rufino Inglés as Captain Romero
• Fortunato Bernal as Rodete
• Arturo Marín [es; gl] as Samual
• Fred Galiana as legionary Rodriguez
• Miguel Pastor as legionary in a trench
• José Sanchiz as Lieutenant in a bar

References

External links

• Follow the Legion at IMDb

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