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Beau Geste
Quick Facts
DirectorWilliam A. Wellman
Runtime1h 52m · A
GenresAdventure · Drama · War
Release1939-07-24
Film

Beau Geste

1939· A· 1h 52m· 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.

1939-07-24
Beau Geste

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Key Crew
ScreenplayRobert Carson
Director of PhotographyArchie Stout
Original Music ComposerAlfred Newman
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 17 crew)

Details

Released1939-07-24
Runtime1h 52m · A
StatusReleased
StudiosParamount Pictures
LanguagesArabic · Hungarian · English
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.0/10 · 110 votes
Original languageen

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