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Beau Geste (1926)

Beau Geste poster
Directed by
Herbert Brenon
Genre
drama film, action film, silent film, war film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three English brothers join the French Foreign Legion after a family jewel goes missing. The oldest brother takes the blame for a crime to protect his siblings.

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What happens

Beau Geste is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and based on the 1924 novel Beau Geste by P. C. Wren. Ronald Colman stars as the title character. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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