Beau Geste
1939 · directed by William A. Wellman
- Rating
- 76/100
- Hit
- no
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.
Beau Geste (1939), directed by William A. Wellman, rates 76/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Gary Cooper
- Ray Milland
- Robert Preston
- Brian Donlevy
- Susan Hayward
- J. Carrol Naish
- Albert Dekker
- Broderick Crawford
- Charles Barton
- James Stephenson
Crew
- Archie Stout — Director of Photography
- Theodor Sparkuhl — Director of Photography
- Thomas Scott — Editor
- Alfred Newman — Original Music Composer
- Robert Carson — Screenplay
More from William A. Wellman
- The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) — 84/100 · hit
- Yellow Sky (1948) — 83/100 · hit
- Wings (1927) — 83/100 · hit
- The Public Enemy (1931) — 81/100 · hit
- A Star Is Born (1937) — 79/100
- Wild Boys of the Road (1933) — 78/100
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