Beau Geste is a 1966 film based on the novel by P. C. Wren filmed by Universal Pictures in Technicolor and Techniscope near Yuma, Arizona and directed by Douglas Heyes. This is the least faithful of the various film adaptations of the original novel. In this version, there are only two brothers, rather than three, and there are no sequences showing Beau's life prior to his joining the Legion. A column of the French Foreign Legion arrives at the remote Fort Zinderneuf, having been assigned to relieve the legionnaires who had been defending the fort. Upon their arrival, they find that the fort... has been ravaged by Tuareg attacks and American Beau Graves is the only survivor. After his badly injured arm is amputated, he is asked what has happened and his story is revealed in flashback. Beau's column had been serving under Lieutenant De Ruse and Sergeant Major Dagineau , the latter of whom is notorious for his harsh treatment of the men under his command.
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| Release date: | September 7, 1966 |
| Directed by: | Douglas Heyes |
| Runtime: | 103 Minutes |
| Producer: | Walter Seltzer |
| Music by: | Hans J. Salter |
| Cinematography: | Bud Thackery |
| Adapted from: | Beau Geste |
| Genre: | Adventure |