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Beau Geste

Beau Geste
★ 7.0/10•1939•1h 52m•A•Adventure•Drama•War

Thundering drama!

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.

William A. Wellman · Director

Robert Carson · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 52m
LanguageEN
Release DateJul 24, 1939

Actors

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

Heather Thatcher

Heather Thatcher

Lady Patricia Brandon

James Burke

James Burke

Lieutenant Dufour

G.P. Huntley

G.P. Huntley

Augustus Brandon

Harold Huber

Harold Huber

Voisin

Donald O'Connor

Donald O'Connor

Beau Geste (as a Child)

Billy Cook

Billy Cook

John Geste (as a Child)

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