| Uniform Title |
Beau Geste (Motion picture : 1939) |
| Title |
Beau Geste. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2023 |
| ©1939, 1966 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (113 minutes) : sound, black and white; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID4793. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1939. |
| Based on the book Beau Geste by P. C. Wren (Percival Christopher Wren). |
| Credits |
Produced and directed by William Wellman. |
| Performers |
Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston. |
| Summary |
Beau, John and Digby Geste are brothers who 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. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 2.0 dual mono ; NTSC ; Region 4 ; 4:3 ; 1.33:1. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Subjects |
Wren, Percival Christopher, -- 1885-1941 -- Film adaptations |
| France. -- Armée. -- Légion étrangère -- Drama |
| Brothers -- Drama |
| Military deserters -- Drama |
| Soldiers -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Africa, North -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Genre |
War films |
| Historical films |
| Action and adventure films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Wellman, William A., 1896-1975 director, producer. |
| Cooper, Gary, 1901-1961 actor. |
| Milland, Ray actor. |
| Preston, Robert, 1918-1987 actor. |
| Motion picture adaptation of (work): Wren, Percival Christopher, 1885-1941. Beau Geste. |
| Series |
Combat classics |
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