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Beau Geste is a 1939 American adventure film starring Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy, and Susan Hayward.Directed and produced by William A. Wellman, the screenplay was adapted by Robert Carson, based on the 1924 novel of the same title by P. C. Wren.
Beau Geste is an adventure novel by British writer P. C. Wren, which details the adventures of three English brothers who enlist separately in the French Foreign Legion following the theft of a valuable jewel from the country house of a relative. Published in 1924, the novel is set in the period before World War I.
Beau Geste is a BBC television serial, based on the 1924 novel by P. C. Wren. The series aired on BBC1 from 31 October to 19 December 1982 and starred Benedict Taylor , Anthony Calf and Jonathon Morris as the three brothers.
A Toronto Film Society article stated, "Beau Geste is the archetype of the Foreign Legion movie, a carefully produced, enjoyable adventure yarn with an intriguing element of mystery. Melodrama and sentiment are handled with discretion and, at times, with an engaging sense of humor."
Beau Geste is a 1966 adventure film based on the 1924 novel by P. C. Wren filmed by Universal Pictures in Technicolor and Techniscope near Yuma, Arizona and directed by Douglas Heyes. This is the least faithful of the various film adaptations of the original novel.
In 1938 at the "Beau Geste" party, Lady Bridget Poulett wore pearls worth a million dollars ($21,645,390 in 2023 dollars), while her friend Margaret Whigham was showing off a fortune in diamonds and rubies. [13] In 1948 she married Luis Robledo, a Colombian diplomat, one of the founders of Independiente Santa Fe football club of Bogotá. [14]
The Last Remake of Beau Geste is a 1977 British historical comedy film [3] directed, co-written and starring Marty Feldman. It is a satire loosely based on the 1924 novel Beau Geste, a frequently-filmed story of brothers and their adventures in the French Foreign Legion. The humor is based heavily upon wordplay and absurdity.
Beau Geste: Douglas Heyes: Guy Stockwell, Doug McClure, and Leslie Nielsen: 1966 The Last Remake of Beau Geste: Marty Feldman: Marty Feldman, Ann-Margret, and Michael York: 1977 Beau Geste: Douglas Camfield: Benedict Taylor, Anthony Calf, and Jonathon Morris: 1982 Television mini-series: Beau Hunks: James W. Horne: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy ...