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Beau Geste (1939)

Beau Geste (1939)

Drama Adventure War

Thundering drama!

Release Date: 1939, July 24
Directors: William A. Wellman
Countries: United States of America
Production: Paramount Pictures, Paramount Pictures
Cast: Francis McDonald, Henry Brandon, Billy Cook, Gino Corrado, Ann Gillis, Stanley Andrews, Joseph E. Bernard, Tony Martelli, Donald O'Connor, Carl Voss, David Holt, Joe Gray

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.

Keywords:

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