No military formation has captured the popular imagination, at least in the 20th century, like the French Foreign Legion. Stories of adventure, heroism, and comradeship in exotic settings, with protagonists escaping a shady past or seeking redemption, proved quite appealing, offering an escapist alternative to the dreary banalities of modern life in the Western world. The work that contributed to that phenomenon the…
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Beau Geste
1939
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. The music score was by Alfred Newman and cinematography was by Theodor Sparkuhl and Archie Stout.
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