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Beau Geste( 1939)

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70%
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Thundering drama!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Gary Cooper

      Beau Geste

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      Ray Milland

      John Geste

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      Robert Preston

      Digby Geste

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      Brian Donlevy

      Sergeant Markoff

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      Susan Hayward

      Isobel Rivers

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      J. Carrol Naish

      Rasinoff

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      Albert Dekker

      Schwartz

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      Broderick Crawford

      Hank Miller

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      Charles Barton

      Buddy McMonigal

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      James Stephenson

      Major Henri de Beaujolais

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      Heather Thatcher

      Lady Patricia Brandon

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      James Burke

      Lieutenant Dufour

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      G.P. Huntley

      Augustus Brandon

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      Harold Huber

      Voisin

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      Donald O'Connor

      Beau Geste (as a Child)

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      Billy Cook

      John Geste (as a Child)

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      Martin Spellman

      Digby Geste (as a Child)

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      Ann Gillis

      Isobel Rivers (as a Child)

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      David Holt

      Augustus Brandon (as a Child)

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      Harvey Stephens

      Lieutenant Martin

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      Stanley Andrews

      Maris

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      Harry Woods

      Renoir

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      Arthur Aylesworth

      Renault, a deserter

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      Henry Brandon

      Renouf, another deserter

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      Barry Macollum

      Krenke

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      Ronald R. Rondell

      A Bugler

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      Joseph E. Bernard

      Legionnaire (uncredited)

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      George Chandler

      Legionnaire Cordier (uncredited)

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      Joseph William Cody

      Legionnaire (uncredited)

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      Joe Colling

      Trumpeter O. Leo (uncredited)

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      Gino Corrado

      Recruit Wearing Top Hat (uncredited)

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      Frank Dawson

      Burdon - Butler (uncredited)

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      Joe Gray

      Legionnaire (uncredited)

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      Duke Green

      Legionnaire Glock (uncredited)

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      Thomas E. Jackson

      Colonel in Recruiting Office (uncredited)

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      Gladys Jeans

      Girl in Saida Cafe (uncredited)

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      Bob Kortman

      Maharaja's Agent (uncredited)

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      Larry Lawson

      Legionnaire (uncredited)

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      Tony Martelli

      Minor Role (uncredited)

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      Francis McDonald

      Arab Scout (uncredited)

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      Nestor Paiva

      Corporal Golas (uncredited)

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      Bob Perry

      Bald Legionnaire (uncredited)

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      George Regas

      Arab Scout (uncredited)

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      Jerome Storm

      Sergeant Major (uncredited)

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      Henry Sylvester

      Legionnaire (uncredited)

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      Carl Voss

      Legionnaire (uncredited)

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      Joe Whitehead

      Sergeant (uncredited)

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      Harry Worth

      Corporal (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sat Jan 05 2019
    Wonderful, just blooming wonderful. Gary Cooper, Ray Milland and Robert Preston play three orphaned brothers who are raised at Brandon Abbas by their aunt Lady Patricia Brandon. When money troubles hit the household, attention focuses on the Blue Water Sapphire, the last remaining wealth in the Brandon estate. The sapphire disappears and is thought to have been stolen, fleeing the scandal, the brothers follow each other into the Foreign Legion, where at Fort Zinderneuf they encounter sadistic Sgt. Markoff and face a test of their respective courage, honour and loyalty. Beau Geste is a tru...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • brother
    • foreign legion
    • soldier
    • cruelty
    • desert
    • drill instructor
    • north africa
    • military unit
    • sapphire
    • protective brothers
    • drill sergeant
    • military fort
    • stolen jewel
    • brothers-in-arms