

Beau Geste
1939 · Movie · 1h 52m
AdventureDramaWar
"Thundering drama!"
Overview
Brothers 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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
69/100
Key crew
- William A. WellmanDirector
- Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Robert CarsonScreenplay
Cast
- Gary CooperBeau Geste
- Ray MillandJohn Geste
- Robert PrestonDigby Geste
- Brian DonlevySergeant Markoff
- Susan HaywardIsobel Rivers
- J. Carrol NaishRasinoff
- Albert DekkerSchwartz
- Broderick CrawfordHank Miller
- Charles BartonBuddy McMonigal
- James StephensonMajor Henri de Beaujolais
- Heather ThatcherLady Patricia Brandon
- James BurkeLieutenant Dufour
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Themes
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