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The Last Remake of Beau Geste

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The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)

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Average Rating:4.7/10

Runtime: 85 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: This spoof of Foreign Legion movies centers on Beau and his runt-of-the-litter brother Digby, the two adopted sons of lecherous Sir Hector Geste. Beau, disturbed by his father's recent marriage to... This spoof of Foreign Legion movies centers on Beau and his runt-of-the-litter brother Digby, the two adopted sons of lecherous Sir Hector Geste. Beau, disturbed by his father's recent marriage to a money-grubbing swinger, takes off and joins the French Foreign Legion. The inept Digby later comes along to be with his brother, but not before serving time in -- and breaking out of -- prison for stealing a gem. The siblings proceed to create comedic mayhem in the desert and in the Legion... neither of which will ever be the same again. [More]

Starring: Marty Feldman, Ann-Margret, Michael York, Peter Ustinov

Starring: Marty Feldman, Ann-Margret, Michael York, Peter Ustinov, James Earl Jones, Henry Polic, Trevor Howard, Ed McMahon

Director: Marty Feldman

Director: Marty Feldman
Producer: William S. Gilmore
Screenwriter: Marty Feldman
Composer: John Morris

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