Beau Geste (1939)

Directed by

William A. Wellman

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

A

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 111 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three brothers join the French Foreign Legion. They endure harsh training and face a deadly attack by desert tribesmen while serving at a remote fort.

adventuroussuspensefultragicloyalswashbucklingmelancholicgrandtense

What happens

Beau Geste is a 1939 American adventure film starring Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy, and Susan Hayward. Directed and produced by William A. Wellman, the screenplay was adapted by Robert Carson, based on the 1924 novel of the same title by P. C. Wren. The music score was by Alfred Newman and cinematography was by Theodor Sparkuhl and Archie Stout. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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