Beau Geste

Beau Geste1939

Director: William A. Wellman
Stars: Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Runtime: 112 minutes

Gary Cooper plays the oldest of three brothers who join the French Foreign Legion to cover a mysterious theft, and are soon caught up in high adventures. The opening scene in a fort full of corpses sticks in the memory forever, and Brian Donlevy's r… more »



Markoff:
How do you feel tonight, Lieutenant?

Lt. Martin:
I'm dying.

Markoff:
I hope not, sir.

Lt. Martin:
I'm going to die. I'll be buried under the sand and forgotten. When I was a little boy, I thought soldiers always died in battles. I didn't know there were so many soldiers... and so few battles... and so many fevers. Get word to Beaujolais at Tokotu. Have him send another officer. You'll be in command until then...The men must be led, not driven. Remember, you'll answer to the man who takes my place...

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