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Beau Geste
MEANRANK
73/100
Every rating
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 69, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 83.
See the most agreed on films →Three English brothers, bound by loyalty and honor, enlist in the French Foreign Legion after a precious gem is stolen from their adoptive family. In the brutal North African desert, they face harsh discipline, enemy attacks, and their own personal demons, while the mystery of the theft hangs over them.
Details
- Director
- William A. Wellman
- Writer
- Robert Carson
- Based on
- Beau Geste by P. C. Wren
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- Released
- 24 July 1939
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Arabic
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Awards
- 0 wins, 3 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 3 →0 wins from 3 nominations across 1 ceremony
| 12th Academy Awards 1940 | Best Supporting Actor | Brian Donlevy | Nominee |
| 12th Academy Awards 1940 | Best Production Design | Hans Dreier | Nominee |
| 12th Academy Awards 1940 | Best Production Design | Robert Odell | Nominee |
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3 awards — Beau Geste
×| Best Production Design | Hans Dreier | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Robert Odell | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Brian Donlevy | Nominee |