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.
Directed by William A. Wellman
based on novel or book
brother
foreign legion
soldier
cruelty
desert
drill instructor
north africa
military unit
sapphire
protective brothers
drill sergeant
military fort
stolen jewel
brothers-in-arms
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Cast
Gary Cooper
Beau Geste
Ray Milland
John Geste
Robert Preston
Digby Geste
Brian Donlevy
Sergeant Markoff
Susan Hayward
Isobel Rivers
J. Carrol Naish
Rasinoff
Albert Dekker
Schwartz
Broderick Crawford
Hank Miller
Charles Barton
Buddy McMonigal
James Stephenson
Major Henri de Beaujolais
Heather Thatcher
Lady Patricia Brandon
James Burke
Lieutenant Dufour
Crew
William A. Wellman
Director
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Theodor Sparkuhl
Director of Photography
William A. Wellman
Producer
William LeBaron
Executive Producer
Edith Head
Costume Design
Richard Talmadge
Second Unit Director
Popular Reviews
5 reviews
Syd
8.0★ · 09/16/25
well someone recommended to me to watch this movie and he was right, this movie is SO GOOD!
thank you Terence Stamp for making me curious to watch Beau Geste & inspiring him to be an actor 🌻🤍
well someone recommended to me to watch this movie and he was right, this movie is SO GOOD!
thank you Terence Stamp for making me curious to watch Beau Geste & inspiring him to be an actor 🌻🤍
Lai Marsters
5.0★ · 08/24/24
another d- riding military movie from last century… such a shocker…
another d- riding military movie from last century… such a shocker…