Beau Geste (1966 film)

Three Foreign Legion (Original Title: Beau Geste ) is an American adventure film made in 1966 by Douglas Heyes on a novel by Percival Christopher Wren. The film is a remake of the same production from 1939 as well as the silent film blood brothers of 1926. Premiere the film had on September 2, 1966 in Germany.

Action

In order to escape punishment for a crime committed by his business partner, in 1906 the American Michael gesture, Beau closes, called the French Foreign Legion. He is ordered to Fort Zinderneuf in the Arabian desert. The fort is commanded by the sadistic and brutal Sergeant Dagineau, accused of gesture, to have sent him an anonymous letter threatening. Beau, which can not be suppressed by the sergeant who wins at the other men prestige. With the weak and drunken commander Lieutenant De Ruse soon joins him a friendship.

De Ruse finds out that Beau's escape was useless because his partner has now confessed the crime. As short time later, Beau's brother John joins the Legion, the paranoid Dagineau is convinced that Beau wants to murder him. As De Ruse is injured in an attack by the Arabs and is dying, he confesses to Beau that anonymous letter from him was. De Ruse Dagineau wanted to experience fear, in the hope that it would lead to the sergeant human.

Dagineau increases more and more into delusion and tortures his men with forced marches and brutal punishments. When the Arabs start to a major attack, Beau can suppress a rebellion among the legionaries. In the ensuing battle, the Legionaries be consumed. Only Beau and Dagineau remain. Between the two a fight breaks out Beau ended victorious. A Entsatzkompanie finds him as the only survivor of the attack.

Background

Like its two predecessors, the production of Universal Studios was filmed in the Arizona desert. Outfitter of the film were Henry Bumstead and Alexander Golitzen while Rosemary Odell designed the costumes. The stunts were coordinated by Hal Needham.

Reviews

The lexicon of the International film describes the film as " tough but basically glorifying portrayal of life in the Legion ." The magazine Cinema said: " This 1966 remake does not go high via its precursor addition, but offers exciting staged fight scenes. " It concluded: "Hard literary adaptation with good-humored TV stars. "

The industry magazine Variety praised the " good illustrations, fine camerawork and rapid direction ".

1966 in film Screenplay Walter Seltzer Film score Hans J. Salter Bud Thackery P. C. Wren
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