When three brothers join the foreign legion to escape a troubled past, they find themselves trapped under the command of a sadistic sergeant deep in the scorching sahara. Marty feldman in the last remake of beau geste 1977 michael york in the last. It is, nevertheless, an essential piece for film collectors. Academy award winners gary cooper and ray milland star along with robert preston in the epic adventure beau geste. Wren filmed by universal pictures in technicolor and techniscope near yuma, arizona and directed by douglas heyes. Nbc edited 11 minutes from this film for its 1982 network television premiere. Hear classic music from beau geste, 1939, directed by william a. Its a spoof to end all spoofs as marty feldman shatters the gary cooperfrench foreign legion classic in the last remake of beau geste. He is reunited with his two brothers in north africa, where they face greater danger from their own.
In 1939, young filmmakers endure the hardships of a desert location and an attack by a major movie studio to finish their movie. The last remake of beau geste is a 1977 american historical comedy film. Beau geste is a 1966 adventure film based on the novel by p. Marty feldman was a comic genius, and there are a lot of good actors in this film. Beau geste, the classic adventure story of a young mans dangerous journeys as part of the french foreign legion, becomes the subject of broad parody in this slapstick comedy. The original tale, best known to film lovers from william wellmans 1939 classic, tells of several brothers who join the foreign legion after claiming responsibility. Sep 15, 2017 beau geste 1939 film complet en francais a 20170915t18. But marty feldman had this idea to make a movie parody along the lines of mel brooks blazing saddles and young frankenstein which featured feldman. Beau geste 1939 film complet en francais film complet francais. In 1906, two american brothers join the french foreign legion and, led by a sadistic sergeantmajor, they defend a fort against berber and tuareg attack. This october a new vampire film is coming out that will no doubt be a huge boxoffice success.
The three geste brothers are portrayed as behaving according to the english upper class values of a time gone by, and the decent thing to do is, in fact, the leitmotif of the novel. The last remake of beau geste 1977 digby geste marty feldman joins his brother, beau michael york, in the foreign legion following the theft of a priceless family heirloom. When paramount pictures learned of the unauthorized project, they ordered the kids to burn all prints and. It is a satire loosely based on the novel beau geste, a frequentlyfilmed. The film is loosely based on the 1924 adventure novel, beau geste. The last remake of beau geste wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. I had searched for this for some time, with long lost memories of marty feldman and peter ustinov s madcap humour. The last remake of beau geste is a 1977 comedy starring and directed by marty feldman. Sep 18, 20 starring in, cowriting, and directing the last remake of beau geste. Beau geste is one of the various film adaptations of the novel by p. The last remake of beau geste is only available for rent or buy. The last remake of beau geste 1977 rotten tomatoes. Michael beau geste is the protagonist and an archetype.
The lost remake of beau geste 20 plot summary imdb. The survival of american silent feature films library of congress. To my recollection the last remake of beau geste was never issued on dvd before. By the 70s, the original beau geste with gary cooper from 1939 a foreign legion adventure drama was largely forgottenthere had been an earlier silent version and a 1966 remake with tv stars. Let me in is a hollywood remake of the swedish drama let the right one in. The lost remake of beau geste by frank thompson kickstarter. With marty feldman, annmargret, michael york, peter ustinov. Aug 11, 20 frank thompson is raising funds for the lost remake of beau geste on kickstarter. The title character, whose given name is michael, and his brothers, digby and john, have joined the french foreign legion after being falsely accused of a crime.
An aging sir hector geste trevor howard takes a young greedy wife whos after his. Beau and john are assigned to fort zinderneuf, where markoff. Annmargret, james earl jones, marty feldman, michael york, peter ustinov, official content from universal studios home. Now the brothers must fight for their lives as they plot mutiny against tyranny and defend a desert fortress.
The film is a parody of the 1924 adventure story beau geste, which has been made into several films. Also in the cast are michael york, annmargret, peter ustinov, terrythomas, spike milligan, avery schreiber, and james earl jones. I had searched for this for some time, with long lost memories of marty feldman and peter. The last remake of beau geste pg, 1 hr 24 min action. Official theatrical movie poster for the last remake of beau geste 1977. Frank thompson is raising funds for the lost remake of beau geste on kickstarter. It was expected to make it to the dvd medium, but it never did. Beau geste, novel about the french foreign legion by percival c. Jul 08, 20 the last remake of beau geste 1977 was written and directed by feldman with perennial musketeer michael york in the title role and feldman as his identical twin brother, digby geste. With nick austin, kevin brownlow, maria cooper janis, nathaneal gilliland. The remake sequel isnt happening any time soon, but it may happen if someone wants to make it.
The film begins with the pompous sir hector trevor howard awaiting the birth of his son, who he intends to name beau. The last remake of beau geste 1977 may 10, 2011 the last remake of beau geste on. In 1939 a group of college students made a parody of the classic adventure beau geste 1939 on the same desert fort set used by the original. Wellman, with gary cooper, ray milland, robert preston, at tcm.
The letters were translated by me but the other subtitles are accurate. The original tale, best known to film lovers from william wellman s 1939 classic, tells of several brothers who join the foreign legion after claiming responsibility for. When paramount pictures learned of the unauthorized project, they ordered the kids to burn all prints and negatives. With guy stockwell, doug mcclure, leslie nielsen, telly savalas. Aug 24, 20 trailer for frank thompsons 20 documentary the lost remake of beau geste. The last remake of beau geste subtitles 24 subtitles. The last remake of beau geste letterboxd social film. Michael beau geste leaves england in disgrace and joins the infamous french foreign legion. This is the least faithful of the various film adaptations of the original novel. Digby geste feldman and his identical twin brother beau york compete with their stepmother annmargeret over possession of a priceless family heirloom.
I saw this movie on the late discovision format, back in the mid1980s, plagued with video noise. Watch the last remake of beau geste prime video amazon uk. The last remake of beau geste is a historical comedy film released in 1977. The last remake of beau geste trailer 1977 youtube.
Wrens adventure novel beau geste, first published in 1924. Trailer for frank thompsons 20 documentary the lost remake of beau geste. It is a satire loosely based on the novel beau geste, a frequentlyfilmed story of brothers and their adventures in the french foreign legion. The last remake of beau geste trailer 1977 director. Star wars 1977 darth vader voice the greatest 1977 malcolm x. Rent beau geste 1939 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
In this version, there are only two brothers, rather than three, and there are no. It starred and was also directed and cowritten by marty feldman. An aging sir hector geste trevor howard takes a young greedy wife whos after his famed blue water sapphire, but his sons hide the gem and join the french foreign legion in north africa. The last remake of beau geste movie poster imp awards.
Rent beau geste 1939 starring gary cooper and ray milland on dvd and bluray. Set in england and morocco in 1906, feldmans remake mocks all the doordie extravaganzas weve known and loved as he portrays digby, identical twin brother to michael yorks stalwart beau geste. Beau, john and digby geste are brothers who join the foreign legion, where they fall under the rule of tyrannical sergeant markoff. Nah, i think damon lindelof said if someone wanted to make a lost remake sequel neither he and carlton cuse would stand against it, as long as they didnt have to work on it. The last remake of beau geste 1977 where to watch it. Starring annmargret, marty feldman, michael york, peter ustinov. The last remake of beau geste 1977 movie moviefone. Get notified if it comes to one of your streaming services, like netflix, on. The film follows a french foreign legion column that has arrived at the ravaged fort zinderneuf, which is only being defended by one survivor, american beau graves guy stockwell, when the column arrives. The lost remake of beau geste 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Wellman, the screenplay was adapted by robert carson, based on the 1924 novel of the same title by p. The last remake of beau geste dvd 1977 by marty feldman dvd. The last remake of beau geste is a 1977 comedy film. Beau geste is a 1939 paramount pictures actionadventure film starring gary cooper, ray milland, robert preston, brian donlevy, and susan hayward.
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