Synopsis
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.
Facts
Based on
Beau Geste
Setting
Africa
Production
Paramount Pictures
Original language
English
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- Academy Awards 1940 academy_award
