DVD 112 mins IMDB 7.8
Beau Geste
 (1939)
In Collection
#269

My Rating:
6

Seen It:
Yes
(December 2008 )
Action, Adventure, Drama, War
USA  /  English

Gary Cooper Michael 'Beau' Geste
Ray Milland John Geste
Robert Preston Digby Geste
Brian Donlevy Sgt. Markoff
Susan Hayward Isobel Rivers
J. Carrol Naish Rasinoff
Albert Dekker Legionnaire Schwartz
Broderick Crawford Hank Miller
Charles Barton Buddy McMonigal
James Stephenson Maj. Henri de Beaujolais

Director William A. Wellman
Producer William A. Wellman
Writer Robert Carson; Percival Christopher Wren

Beau, John, and Digby Geste are three inseparable, adventurous brothers who haven been adopted into the wealthy household of Lady Brandon. The three brothers join the French Foreign Legion to cover a mysterious theft, and are soon caught up in high adventures.

Edition Details
Region Any Region
Screen Ratio Standard 1.33:1 B&W
Subtitles None
Audio Tracks Dolby 2.0 Mono
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Date October 2008
Store Torrent
Tags BT:AVI
Links IMDB

Notes
The opening scene in a fort full of corpses sticks in the memory forever, and Brian Donlevy's role as a sadistic sergeant makes a striking impression as well.