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There have been MANY film versions of this film,and why not?Its adventure,love,and loyalty and honor.Different versions concentrated on different aspects.I prefer this for the reasons I'll state as we go on.Lets say first that the film was released in that greatest of all release years 1939 and runs 112 minutes.I had to take 1 star off because its black and white and Gary Cooper,as good as he is,is not believable as a teen early in the film.
The storyline below states the basics of the film better than I can,
Storyline
Beau, John, and Digby Geste are three inseparable, adventurous brothers who haven been adopted into the wealthy household of Lady Brandon. When money in the uppercrust household grows tight, Lady Brandon is forced to sell her most treasured jewel the mighty "Blue Water" sapphire. The household gets it out for one final look, the lights go out and it vanishes stolen by one of the brothers, no doubt. That night, Beau, Digby, and John each "confess" and slip out, John leaving behind Isabel, whom he loves. They all join the Foreign Legion, and Beau and Digby are split from John and put under the command of the ruthless and sadistic Sergeant Markoff. Things begin to get hairy as the rest of the Legionaires plot a mutiny against Markoff, in the midst of an attack by Arab hordes. Written by Sam Hayes <gshayes@mail.gwi.net>
Now that being credited I'll add a scene of the young boys burning a toy ship with a toy soldier inside is shades of a sadness to come.And when the Arabs attack dead soldiers are put on the barricades to"protect"the fort.When I was a young boy there was many a foreign legion film but in the late 50's they turned on the French Government in the Algerian crises and were never so glorified again.
I would list the cast but you probably never heard of many of them.The acting is good and the story is timeless.If you want to enjoy 1939 film making at its best,see this film.Trailer URL follows pix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tsnrb9mE0k
The storyline below states the basics of the film better than I can,
Storyline
Beau, John, and Digby Geste are three inseparable, adventurous brothers who haven been adopted into the wealthy household of Lady Brandon. When money in the uppercrust household grows tight, Lady Brandon is forced to sell her most treasured jewel the mighty "Blue Water" sapphire. The household gets it out for one final look, the lights go out and it vanishes stolen by one of the brothers, no doubt. That night, Beau, Digby, and John each "confess" and slip out, John leaving behind Isabel, whom he loves. They all join the Foreign Legion, and Beau and Digby are split from John and put under the command of the ruthless and sadistic Sergeant Markoff. Things begin to get hairy as the rest of the Legionaires plot a mutiny against Markoff, in the midst of an attack by Arab hordes. Written by Sam Hayes <gshayes@mail.gwi.net>
Now that being credited I'll add a scene of the young boys burning a toy ship with a toy soldier inside is shades of a sadness to come.And when the Arabs attack dead soldiers are put on the barricades to"protect"the fort.When I was a young boy there was many a foreign legion film but in the late 50's they turned on the French Government in the Algerian crises and were never so glorified again.
I would list the cast but you probably never heard of many of them.The acting is good and the story is timeless.If you want to enjoy 1939 film making at its best,see this film.Trailer URL follows pix
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