Beau Geste (1939)

7.0/10 112 min Adventure Drama War

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.

Cast

Gary Cooper

Beau Geste

Ray Milland

John Geste

Robert Preston

Digby Geste

Brian Donlevy

Sergeant Markoff

Susan Hayward

Isobel Rivers

J. Carrol Naish

Rasinoff

Albert Dekker

Schwartz

Broderick Crawford

Hank Miller

Charles Barton

Buddy McMonigal

James Stephenson

Major Henri de Beaujolais

Heather Thatcher

Lady Patricia Brandon

James Burke

Lieutenant Dufour

G.P. Huntley

Augustus Brandon

Harold Huber

Voisin

Donald O'Connor

Beau Geste (as a Child)

Billy Cook

John Geste (as a Child)

Martin Spellman

Digby Geste (as a Child)

Ann Gillis

Isobel Rivers (as a Child)

David Holt

Augustus Brandon (as a Child)

Harvey Stephens

Lieutenant Martin

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