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Feature film — 1939

Beau Geste (1939)

7.01h 52mAdventure — Drama — War

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.

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Paramount Pictures

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Director: William A. Wellman

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Cast & crew

Gary Cooper as Beau Geste

Gary Cooper

Beau Geste

Ray Milland as John Geste

Ray Milland

John Geste

Robert Preston as Digby Geste

Robert Preston

Digby Geste

Brian Donlevy as Sergeant Markoff

Brian Donlevy

Sergeant Markoff

Susan Hayward as Isobel Rivers

Susan Hayward

Isobel Rivers

J. Carrol Naish as Rasinoff

J. Carrol Naish

Rasinoff

Albert Dekker as Schwartz

Albert Dekker

Schwartz

Broderick Crawford as Hank Miller

Broderick Crawford

Hank Miller

Charles Barton as Buddy McMonigal

Charles Barton

Buddy McMonigal

James Stephenson as Major Henri de Beaujolais

James Stephenson

Major Henri de Beaujolais

Heather Thatcher as Lady Patricia Brandon

Heather Thatcher

Lady Patricia Brandon

James Burke as Lieutenant Dufour

James Burke

Lieutenant Dufour

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