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5.6Brothers 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.
Released: 1966-09-02103 minDir: Douglas HeyesDrama, War, ActionBudget: $2.5M
Cast
- Guy Stockwell as Beau Geste
- Doug McClure as John Geste
- Leslie Nielsen as Lt. De Ruse
- Telly Savalas as Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
- David Mauro as Boldini
- Robert Wolders as Fouchet
Themes
- foreign legion
- jewel theft
- north africa
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Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
780 votes
Metacritic
51/100
- Year
- 1966
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Rated
- Approved
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Douglas Heyes
- Screenwriter
- Douglas Heyes
- Cast member
- X Brands
- Composer
- Hans J. Salter
- Producer
- Walter Seltzer
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Bud Thackery
- Duration
- 108
- FilmAffinity ID
- 129838
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- publication date
- 1966-01-01
- title
- Beau Geste
- production designer
- Henry Bumstead
- distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- set in environment
- desert
- Commons category
- Beau Geste
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