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Beau Geste

Beau Geste

Thundering drama!

19396.91h 52m

Overview

When three brothers join the Foreign Legion to escape a troubled past, they find themselves trapped under the command of a sadistic sergeant deep in the scorching Sahara. Now the brothers must fight for their lives as they plot mutiny against tyranny and defend a desert fortress against a brutal enemy.

Directed by William A. Wellman
Written by Percival Christopher Wren, Robert Carson
Produced by William A. Wellman
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Top Cast

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Beau Geste

Ray Milland

Ray Milland

John Geste

Robert Preston

Robert Preston

Digby Geste

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Sergeant Markoff

Susan Hayward

Susan Hayward

Isobel Rivers

J. Carrol Naish

J. Carrol Naish

Rasinoff

Albert Dekker

Albert Dekker

Schwartz

Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford

Hank Miller

Charles Barton

Charles Barton

Buddy McMonigal

James Stephenson

James Stephenson

Major Henri de Beaujolais

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookbrotherforeign legionsoldiercrueltydesertdrill instructornorth africamilitary unitsapphireprotective brothersdrill sergeantmilitary fortstolen jewelbrothers-in-arms

About Beau Geste

Beau Geste is a adventure, drama, war film released in 1939 exploring themes of based on novel or book, brother, foreign legion, soldier, cruelty, desert. Directed by William A. Wellman, it stars Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston. When three brothers join the Foreign Legion to escape a troubled past, they find themselves trapped under the command of a sadistic sergeant deep in the scorching Sahara. Now the brothers must fight for their lives as they plot mutiny against tyranny and defend a desert fortress against a brutal enemy.

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