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When three brothers join the Foreign Legion to escape a troubled past, they find themselves trapped under the command of a sadistic sergeant deep in the scorching Sahara. Now the brothers must fight for their lives as they plot mutiny against tyranny and defend a desert fortress against a brutal enemy.
Keywords
based on novel or book
brother
foreign legion
soldier
cruelty
desert
drill instructor
north africa
military unit
sapphire
protective brothers
drill sergeant
military fort
stolen jewel
brothers-in-arms
Casts
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)
Crews
William A. Wellman
Producer
Edith Head
Costume Design
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
William A. Wellman
Director
William LeBaron
Executive Producer
Robert Odell
Art Direction
Percival Christopher Wren
Novel
A. E. Freudeman
Set Decoration
Theodor Sparkuhl
Director of Photography
Archie Stout
Director of Photography
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Edward B. Powell
Music Arranger
Richard Talmadge
Second Unit Director
Hugo Grenzbach
Sound Recordist
Robert Carson
Screenplay
Thomas Scott
Editor
Walter Oberst
Sound Recordist
Backdrops & Posters
