Gary Cooper
Michael "Beau" Geste
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Beau Geste is an adventure novel by British writer P. C. Wren, which details the adventures of three English brothers who enlist separately in the French Foreign Legion following the theft of a valuable jewel from the country house of a relative. Published in 1924, the novel is set in the period before World War I.
- Novel
- P. C. Wren
- 1924
- John Murray
Beau Geste is a 1939 American adventure film starring Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy, and Susan Hayward. Directed and produced by William A. Wellman, the screenplay was adapted by Robert Carson, based on the 1924 novel of the same title by P. C. Wren.
- William A. Wellman
- Alfred Newman
- Paramount Pictures
Three brothers join the French Foreign Legion after one of them steals their adoptive family's sapphire. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read user and critic reviews, and learn trivia and goofs of this classic film.
- William A. Wellman
- 68
- 1 min
Beau geste is a French phrase that means "beautiful gesture" and refers to a graceful or magnanimous gesture or an ingratiating conciliatory gesture. It is also the title of a novel and several films about three English brothers who join the French Foreign Legion to repair their family honor. Learn more about the origin, usage, and synonyms of beau geste from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Three brothers join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa after one of them steals their family's sapphire. They face danger, mutiny, and betrayal in the Sahara Desert.
Three brothers join the Foreign Legion and face a tyrannical sergeant and a family secret involving a jewel. See reviews, cast, photos and where to watch this classic film directed by William A. Wellman.
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Beau Geste, American action-adventure film, released in 1939, that was based on the 1924 novel of the same name by Percival C. Wren. Its acclaimed cast featured four future winners of Academy Awards for best actor or actress: Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Susan Hayward, and Broderick Crawford.
