Beau Geste

1h 52m

Adventure Drama War

6.9

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.

Cast

Gary Cooper

Beau Geste

Ray Milland

John Geste

Robert Preston

Digby Geste

Brian Donlevy

Sergeant Markoff

Susan Hayward

Isobel Rivers

J. Carrol Naish

Rasinoff

Albert Dekker

Schwartz

Broderick Crawford

Hank Miller

Charles Barton

Buddy McMonigal

James Stephenson

Major Henri de Beaujolais

Heather Thatcher

Lady Patricia Brandon

James Burke

Lieutenant Dufour

G.P. Huntley

Augustus Brandon

Harold Huber

Voisin

Donald O'Connor

Beau Geste (as a Child)

Billy Cook

John Geste (as a Child)

Martin Spellman

Digby Geste (as a Child)

Ann Gillis

Isobel Rivers (as a Child)

David Holt

Augustus Brandon (as a Child)

Harvey Stephens

Lieutenant Martin

Stanley Andrews

Maris

Harry Woods

Renoir

Arthur Aylesworth

Renault, a deserter

Henry Brandon

Renouf, another deserter

Barry Macollum

Krenke

Ronald R. Rondell

A Bugler

Joseph E. Bernard

Legionnaire (uncredited)

George Chandler

Legionnaire Cordier (uncredited)

Joseph William Cody

Legionnaire (uncredited)

Joe Colling

Trumpeter O. Leo (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

Recruit Wearing Top Hat (uncredited)

Frank Dawson

Burdon - Butler (uncredited)

Joe Gray

Legionnaire (uncredited)

Duke Green

Legionnaire Glock (uncredited)

Thomas E. Jackson

Colonel in Recruiting Office (uncredited)

Gladys Jeans

Girl in Saida Cafe (uncredited)

Bob Kortman

Maharaja's Agent (uncredited)

Larry Lawson

Legionnaire (uncredited)

Tony Martelli

Minor Role (uncredited)

Francis McDonald

Arab Scout (uncredited)

Nestor Paiva

Corporal Golas (uncredited)

Bob Perry

Bald Legionnaire (uncredited)

George Regas

Arab Scout (uncredited)

Jerome Storm

Sergeant Major (uncredited)

Henry Sylvester

Legionnaire (uncredited)

Carl Voss

Legionnaire (uncredited)

Joe Whitehead

Sergeant (uncredited)

Harry Worth

Corporal (uncredited)

Crew

William A. Wellman

Director, Producer

Robert Carson

Screenplay

Percival Christopher Wren

Novel

Thomas Scott

Editor

Archie Stout

Director of Photography

Theodor Sparkuhl

Director of Photography

William LeBaron

Executive Producer

Edith Head

Costume Design

Richard Talmadge

Second Unit Director

Hugo Grenzbach

Sound Recordist

Walter Oberst

Sound Recordist

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

Edward B. Powell

Music Arranger

A. E. Freudeman

Set Decoration

Hans Dreier

Art Direction

Robert Odell

Art Direction