Beau Geste

Beau Geste (1939)

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.

Date of release
1939-07-24
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (114)
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Adventure, Drama, War
Director
William A. Wellman

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Beau Geste
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 2

Beau Geste is a 1939 American adventure film starring Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy, and Susan Hayward. Directed and produced by William A. Wellman, the screenplay was adapted by Robert Carson, based on the 1924 novel of the same title by P. C. Wren. The music score was by Alfred Newman and cinematography was by Theodor Sparkuhl and Archie Stout.

Production

The film is a virtual scene-for-scene remake of the 1926 silent version of the same title starring Ronald Colman.

It was filmed either near Yuma, Arizona, at the same location as its predecessor; or on government-owned land in California's Imperial Valley.

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