March or Die

Major Foster (Hackman) was the only French officer alive who served in Morocco before the Great War. Foster was chosen for the assignment, as he had helped to develop diplomatic ties with the tribes, especially with El Krim (Ian Holm), the de facto leader of the scattered Rif tribes. Foster is also ordered to escort archaeologists from the Louvre, who are uncovering an ancient city near Erfoud buried by a sand storm 3,000 years ago.