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   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.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Beau_Geste_(1939_film)Beau Geste (1939 film) - Wikipedia

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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.

4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0031088Beau Geste (1939) - IMDb

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   Three brothers join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa after one of them steals their adoptive family's sapphire. The film is a classic remake of a 1926 silent film, with Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, and Robert Preston as the brothers.

   • 7.5/10 (6.5K)
   • Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama

   • Director: William A. Wellman
   • Release Date: 1939-07-24

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6. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › beau_gesteBeau Geste | Rotten Tomatoes

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   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.

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   • Actors: Gary Cooper

   • Director: William A. Wellman
   • Category: Adventure

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7. www.imdb.com › title › tt0031088Beau Geste (1939) - Plot - IMDb

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   Three brothers join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa after one of them steals their family's sapphire. They face danger, mutiny, and betrayal in the desert and at home.

8. www.britannica.com › topic › Beau-Geste-novel-by-WrenBeau Geste | Adventure, Colonialism & French Foreign Legion

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   Beau Geste, novel about the French Foreign Legion by Percival C. Wren, published in 1924. The title character, whose given name is Michael, and his brothers, Digby and John, have joined the French Foreign Legion after being falsely accused of a crime.

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   Is Beau Geste based on a true story?

   • 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.

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   What is Beau Geste about?

   • Beau Geste, novel about the French Foreign Legion by Percival C. Wren, published in 1924. The title character, whose given name is Michael, and his brothers, Digby and John, have joined the French Foreign Legion after being falsely accused of a crime. They meet many trials together in North Africa,

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   What happened to Beau Geste?

   • Beau Geste (Cooper) leaves a note confessing to the theft and then abruptly departs England, joining the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. His brothers, Digby ( Robert Preston) and John (Milland), soon join him.

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   What does 'Beau Geste' mean?

   • The phrase "beau geste" ( pronounced [bo ʒɛst]) is from the French, meaning "a gracious (or fine) gesture". However, several references in the novel allude to the fact that the name can be taken to mean 'joke', or 'humorous remark' suggest that it is pronounced like English 'jest'.

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10. www.britannica.com › topic › Beau-Geste-film-by-WellmanBeau Geste | Adventure, Action, Drama | Britannica

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    Beau Geste, American action-adventure film, released in 1939, that was based on the 1924 novel of the same name by Percival C. Wren. Its acclaimed cast featured four future winners of Academy Awards for best actor or actress: Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Susan Hayward, and Broderick Crawford.