Английская Википедия:Assignment Foreign Legion
Шаблон:Short description Assignment Foreign Legion is an American TV series that starred Merle Oberon.[1] It ran on CBS from October 1, 1957, until December 24, 1957.[2]
Premise
The series related activities of the French Foreign Legion during World War II.[2] Oberon narrated episodes and played a newspaper correspondent in search of stories about the Foreign Legion.[3]
Production
The show's producers were M. Smedley Aston and Anthony C. Bartlett.[4] Directors included Don Chaffey, Michael McCarthy and Lance Comfort.[5] Writers included Max Ehrlich.[6] The series was filmed in Morocco, Algiers,[4] England and Spain.[3] Eventually it became too dangerous and filming was completed at Beaconsfield Studios in London.Шаблон:Citation needed CBS Television Film Sales Inc. distributed the series.[3]
Assignment Foreign Legion was broadcast on Tuesdays from 10:30 to 11 p.m. Eastern Time.[7] Its average cost was $26,000 an episode.[8] It was sponsored by P. Lorillard Company.[9]
Reception
Variety said "Stories, acting, and production are of good quality.[10]
One week the show was among the top ten shows in Britain.[11]
References
External links
- Assignment Foreign Legion at IMDb
- Assignment Foreign Legion at CTVA
- Review of episode "The Outcast" at Variety
