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Beau Geste

“Thundering drama!”

1939 · 1 h 52 min
Directed by William Wellman · USA · Classical Hollywood
AdventureDramaWar

Cast

Gary Cooper Ray Milland Robert Preston Brian Donlevy Susan Hayward J. Carrol Naish

Credits

Written by: Robert Carson

Plot

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.

Sinekatalog’s take

Beau Geste (1939) is a American adventure film directed by William Wellman. It stars Gary Cooper, Ray Milland and Robert Preston. It runs 112 minutes. It is listed here as part of the director's body of work.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (7,169 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.