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Beau Geste
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7.0Brothers Beau, John and Digby Geste join the Foreign Legion, where they fall under the rule of tyrannical Sergeant Markoff. Beau and John are assigned to Fort Zinderneuf, where Markoff tries to break their spirit, aware of a dark family secret concerning a fabulous jewel one of them carries. As tensions rise, Arabs attack the fort and rivalries must be thrown aside in a desperate battle for life.
Released: 1939-07-24112 minDir: William A. WellmanAdventure, Drama, War
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Cast
- Gary Cooper as Beau Geste
- Ray Milland as John Geste
- Robert Preston as Digby Geste
- Brian Donlevy as Sergeant Markoff
- Susan Hayward as Isobel Rivers
- J. Carrol Naish as Rasinoff
Themes
- based on novel or book
- brother
- foreign legion
- soldier
- cruelty
- desert
- drill instructor
- north africa
- military unit
- sapphire
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 448437
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- publication date
- 1939-01-01
- title
- Beau Geste
- review score
- 92%
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Benito Mussolini
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adventure film
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Foreign Legion
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Broderick Crawford
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Categories
1930s adventure drama films1939 American films1939 drama films1939 English-language films1939 filmsAmerican adventure drama filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsEnglish-language adventure drama filmsFilms about the French Foreign LegionFilms based on British novelsFilms based on military novelsFilms directed by William A. WellmanFilms scored by Alfred NewmanFilms set in desertsParamount Pictures filmsRemakes of American filmsRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterSiege filmsSound film remakes of silent filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date