Beau Geste

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Beau Geste

Released Sep 15, 1939

1h 54m

Adventure

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Beau, John and Digby Geste are brothers who 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.

Otis Ferguson

The New Republic

Unless his good films of the past were pure luck or two other guys, I don’t know what William Wellman was doing here as director.

May 7, 2024

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: 5/5

Jul 25, 2002

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

A great adventure film about brotherhood, loyalty, and sacrifice. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 7/10

Jul 16, 2020

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Well directed by William Wellman, this second version of the popular novel is a fun adventure, perhpas a notch below the silent starrting Ronald Colman.

Rated: B+

Mar 26, 2012

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Dashing fantasy schoolboy romantic adventure tale on brotherhood.

Rated: A-

Oct 16, 2011

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Sean Axmaker

Seanax.com

This is the great romantic adventure of hard men, loyal comrades and the fraternal love and sacrifice of brother who risk everything to protect each other...

Jul 6, 2009

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Georgan G

Five movie stars do a reasonable acting job, but the plot is not great. The mystery of the lost gem is the best part, but the silly "brotherhood" is over done.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/02/25

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Consumer

Beautiful, perfect film….

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/03/23

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Fred F

For me, one of the most moving and sentimental films of all time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/25/23

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Audience Member

A gem of the Golden Age of Hollywood. A story of Love and Bravery.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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steve d

Strong action but not that different from the original.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Superb evocation of love between brothers.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Gary Cooper

Michael "Beau" Geste

Ray Milland

John Geste

Robert Preston

Digby Geste

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Sgt. Markoff

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Synopsis

Beau, John and Digby Geste are brothers who 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.

Director: William A. Wellman
Producer: William A. Wellman
Screenwriter: Robert Carson
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount
Genre: Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 15, 1939, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 8, 2016
Runtime: 1h 54m

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