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24/07/1939 Adventure, Drama, War 1h 52m
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Thundering drama!

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.

  1. William A. Wellman

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Gary Cooper

    Beau Geste

  2. Ray Milland

    John Geste

  3. Robert Preston

    Digby Geste

  4. Brian Donlevy

    Sergeant Markoff

  5. Susan Hayward

    Isobel Rivers

  6. J. Carrol Naish

    Rasinoff

  7. Albert Dekker

    Schwartz

  8. Broderick Crawford

    Hank Miller

  9. Charles Barton

    Buddy McMonigal

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2019-01-05
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 wealth in the Brandon estate. The sapphire disappears and is thought to have been stolen, fleeing the scandal, the brothers follow each other into the Foreign Legion, where at Fort Zinderneuf they encounter sadistic Sgt. Markoff and face a test of their respective courage, honour and loyalty.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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