Review of Beau Geste (1939) by Scott S — 29 Dec 2008

The best brotherhood book ever written and the movie was great!!

This review of Beau Geste (1939) was written by Scott S on 29 Dec 2008.

Beau Geste has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Steve Simels (96) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 24 Sep 1951

Spirited performances don’t / quite redeem the melodramatic contrivances of this often-filmed piece of romantic nonsense…

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By Billy D (84) on 13 Jun 2008

Great film, saw it thousand times as a child, and thaks to internet now I have it…

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By Anna N (512) on 09 Nov 2007

Next to HIGH NOON and (maybe) SGT. YORK, this is my favorite Gary Cooper performance…

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By Aj V (1,538) on 19 Sep 2010

A pretty good story, but the movie is kind of boring too. I've never really cared for military stories, but this one has more to it…

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By Matthew K (819) on 20 Jul 2012

The cinematography is very good in this one, and the story is slow-burning, but rewarding in the end…

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By Karen M (410) on 20 Apr 2013

I saw this movie for the first time as a little girl. My dad made my brother and I sit on the couch after having a knock down drag out…

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By Anthony V (664) on 21 Jul 2008

Excellent Foreign Legion adventure with a great twist at the end (copied many times since)…

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By Isaac M (187) on 12 Nov 2007

This is an amazingly powerful story of the loyalty between three brothers. I personally identify with this film…

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By Kevin M. W (1,682) on 25 Aug 2013

Old fashioned, but a well told story with likeable characters. Not so much adventure as melodrama, but pretty entertaining…

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By Mister C (109) on 16 Jul 2009

The year 1939 was a pennicle point in cinema…

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