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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
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Beau Geste
- Director
- William A. Wellman
- Screenwriter
- Robert Carson
- Cast member
- Harry Woods
- Composer
- Alfred Newman
- Producer
- William A. Wellman
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Archie Stout
- Narrative location
- Africa
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 448437
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1939-01-01
- title
- Beau Geste
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Production Design
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- P. C. Wren
- production designer
- Hans Dreier
- color
- black-and-white
- costume designer
- Edith Head
- set in environment
- desert
- review score
- 92%
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