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Beau Geste is a 1924 adventure novel by P. C. Wren about three English brothers who join the French Foreign Legion. The novel has been adapted for the screen several times, including a 1966 film with Guy Stockwell, Doug McClure and Telly Savalas.
Beau Geste is a 1939 American film based on a novel by P. C. Wren, starring Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, and Robert Preston. It tells the story of three brothers who join the French Foreign Legion and face a treacherous sergeant and a Tuareg attack.
Beau Geste is a 1966 adventure film based on the novel by P.C. Wren, about a French Foreign Legion soldier who makes a noble gesture (French: beau geste) to save his partner's wife. The film features Guy Stockwell, Doug McClure, Leslie Nielsen and Telly Savalas, and was directed by Douglas Heyes.
Beau geste is a French phrase meaning "beautiful gesture" and can refer to a graceful, magnanimous, or conciliatory act. Learn about its origin, usage, and related words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Beau Geste: Directed by William A. Wellman. With Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy. Three adopted English brothers join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa after one of them steals their adoptive family's famous heirloom sapphire.
Three brothers join the Foreign Legion and face a tyrannical sergeant and a family secret. See reviews, ratings, cast, photos and where to watch this classic film on Prime Video.
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Beau Geste #1. P.C. Wren. 4.02. 3,557ratings241reviews. Kindle $1.99. Rate this book. French Legionnaires find one of their fortresses manned by dead men. Who could have done it? A flashback unravels the mystery of the three English Geste brothers. A classic, rip-roaring tale of adventure.
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.
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.
Beau Geste: Directed by Douglas Heyes. With Guy Stockwell, Doug McClure, Leslie Nielsen, Telly Savalas. In 1906, two American brothers join the French Foreign Legion and, led by a sadistic Sergeant-Major, they defend a fort against Berber and Tuareg attack.
