Beau Geste (1939) — adventure, drama, war film. Directed by William A. Wellman. Starring Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy. This page maps 6 characters and 6 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 7/10 from 111 votes.
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A tale of honor, sacrifice, and misunderstood motives within the French Foreign Legion.
Adventure, Drama, War · 7/10 · 112 min · 1939
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.
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