6.7
Battleground
1949
“Hard lives, quick deaths, undying love!”
Beau Geste (1926)
August 24, 19262h 9mEN
6.1
14 votes
Overview
Brothers Beau, John and Digby Geste join the Foreign Legion, where they fall under the rule of tyrannical Sergeant Markoff. 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. As tensions rise, Arabs attack the fort and rivalries must be thrown aside in a desperate battle for life.
Director
Herbert BrenonWhere to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Free
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
No Language
Budget
$900K
Revenue
$1.5M
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
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7.0Three brothers are being brought up by their ostensibly wealthy aunt at her country home. Her estranged husband, however is bleeding them dry. Many years pass and the boys grow to respectable manhood. Then a cable arrives asking her to arrange to value their last asset - the famous "Blue Water" sapphire. She has it fetched from the safe, but suddenly the lights go out - and the jewel is gone. Only the young men and the butler are in the room - who could have taken it? Next morning, all three have admitted the theft and have absconded to join the French Foreign Legion! They are posted to a remo…
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