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Bookmark this pageBeau Geste (1939)
Director: William A Wellman
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From Time Out Film Guide
The finest of three screen versions of PC Wren's tale of heroism in the French Foreign Legion (the others were made in 1926 and 1966, the latter a travesty). Pictorially ravishing, it features a memorable opening with a fort garrisoned by corpses, and the high adventure tone carries on from there. Cooper is suitably strong in his usual taciturn and gentle way as 'Beau', eldest of the three brothers who join the Legion to cover the mysterious 'theft' of a valuable jewel, but it is really Donlevy who leaves the most lasting impression as the sadistic Legion sergeant. Boys' Own stuff, maybe, but good fun all the same.Author: GA
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Cast & crew
Director: William A Wellman
Producer: William A Wellman
Cast: Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy, J Carrol Naish, Susan Hayward, Albert Dekker, Broderick Crawford full cast
Genre(s): Action/Adventure
Duration: 120 mins
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