Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1939-07-24) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 nominations total |
| Screen: | Robert Carson, Percival Christopher Wren |
| Productions: | Paramount Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | العربية, Magyar, English |
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- 4068: Gary Cooper - Beau Geste
- 7124: Ray Milland - John Geste
- 40202: Robert Preston - Digby Geste
- 41755: Brian Donlevy - Sergeant Markoff
- 30124: Susan Hayward - Isobel Rivers
- 30686: J. Carrol Naish - Rasinoff
- 2755: Albert Dekker - Schwartz
Crews
- 14643: William A. Wellman - Producer - Production
- 4350: Edith Head - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 8622: Hans Dreier - Art Direction - Art
- 14643: William A. Wellman - Director - Directing
- 120449: William LeBaron - Executive Producer - Production
- 224402: Robert Odell - Art Direction - Art
- 116393: Percival Christopher Wren - Novel - Writing
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John Chard
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Wonderful, just blooming wonderful. Gary Cooper, Ray Milland and Robert Preston play three orphaned brothers who are raised at Brandon Abbas by their aunt Lady Patricia Brandon. When money troubles hit the household, attention focuses on the Blue Water Sapphire, the last remaining ....
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