Beau Geste

Beau Geste

1939
1h 52m
6.9

6.9/10

107 votes • View on IMDb

"Thundering drama!"

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
Arabic Hungarian English

Quick Facts

Release Date July 24, 1939
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0031088

Cast

Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper

Beau Geste

Ray Milland
Ray Milland

John Geste

Robert Preston
Robert Preston

Digby Geste

Brian Donlevy
Brian Donlevy

Sergeant Markoff

Susan Hayward
Susan Hayward

Isobel Rivers

J. Carrol Naish
J. Carrol Naish

Rasinoff

Albert Dekker
Albert Dekker

Schwartz

Broderick Crawford
Broderick Crawford

Hank Miller

Charles Barton
Charles Barton

Buddy McMonigal

James Stephenson
James Stephenson

Major Henri de Beaujolais

Heather Thatcher
Heather Thatcher

Lady Patricia Brandon

James Burke
James Burke

Lieutenant Dufour

Key Crew

William A. Wellman
Director
William A. Wellman
Producer
William LeBaron
Executive Producer
Robert Carson
Screenplay