Beau Geste (1966 film)
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| Beau Geste | |
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| Directed by | Douglas Heyes |
| Produced by | Walter Seltzer |
| Written by | P. C. Wren Douglas Heyes |
| Starring | Guy Stockwell Doug McClure Leslie Nielsen Telly Savalas |
| Music by | Hans J. Salter |
| Cinematography | Bud Thackery |
| Editing by | Russell F. Schoengarth |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | September 7, 1966 |
| Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Beau Geste (1939 film) |
| Followed by | The Last Remake of Beau Geste |
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Beau Geste is a 1966 film based on the novel by P. C. Wren.
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[edit] Plot
In this version, the least faithful to the novel, there are two brothers instead of three, and Beau joins the Foreign Legion after taking the blame for a crime committed by his business partner. There are no sequences shown of his life before enlisting in the Legion. He also survives at the end.
[edit] Cast
- Guy Stockwell as Beau Geste
- Doug McClure as John
- Leslie Nielsen as Lieutenant De Ruse
- Telly Savalas as Sergeant Major Dagineau
- Troy Collins as Boldini
- Robert Wolders as Fouchet
- Leo Gordon as Krauss
- Michael Constantine as Rostov
- Malachi Throne as Kerjacki
- Joe De Santis as Beaujolais
- X. Brands as Vallejo
- Michael Carr as Sergeant
- George Keymas as Platoon sergeant
- Patrick Whyte as Surgeon
[edit] See also
- Beau Geste for a list of adaptations of the novel
[edit] External links
- Beau Geste at the TCM Movie Database
