Beau Geste (1939)

  • NR
  • 07/24/1939 (US)
  • Adventure, Drama, War
  • 1h 52m

Thundering drama!

Overview

When three brothers join the Foreign Legion to escape a troubled past, they find themselves trapped under the command of a sadistic sergeant deep in the scorching Sahara. Now the brothers must fight for their lives as they plot mutiny against tyranny and defend a desert fortress against a brutal enemy.

William A. Wellman

Director

Percival Christopher Wren

Novel

Robert Carson

Screenplay

Cast

Gary Cooper's headshot

Gary Cooper

Beau Geste
Ray Milland's headshot

Ray Milland

John Geste
Robert Preston's headshot

Robert Preston

Digby Geste
Brian Donlevy's headshot

Brian Donlevy

Sergeant Markoff
Susan Hayward's headshot

Susan Hayward

Isobel Rivers
J. Carrol Naish's headshot

J. Carrol Naish

Rasinoff
Albert Dekker's headshot

Albert Dekker

Schwartz
Broderick Crawford's headshot

Broderick Crawford

Hank Miller

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