The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)

Directed by

Marty Feldman

Genre

parody film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a parody of the classic Beau Geste story. It follows two twin brothers who join the French Foreign Legion, but one of them is absurdly clumsy while the other is a perfect hero. The humor comes from silly wordplay and ridiculous situations.

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What happens

The Last Remake of Beau Geste is a 1977 British historical comedy film directed by, co-written by and starring Marty Feldman. It is a satire loosely based on the 1924 novel Beau Geste, a frequently filmed story of brothers and their adventures in the French Foreign Legion. The humor is based heavily upon wordplay and absurdity. Feldman plays Digby Geste, the awkward and clumsy "identical twin" brother of Michael York's Beau, the dignified, aristocratic swashbuckler. It was the feature film directorial debut of Feldman. He subsequently went on to direct In God We Tru$t (1980). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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