Starring in, cowriting, and directing the last remake of beau geste. Starring marty feldman, michael york, annmargaret, peter ustinov, sinead cusack, james earl jones, burt kwouk, trevor howard. They pretty much steal most of the layout from the 1926 silent version, so there is not much difference narratively. Beau and john are assigned to fort zinderneuf, where markoff tries to break their spirit, aware of a dark family secret concerning a fabulous jewel one of them carries. Aug 11, 20 frank thompson is raising funds for the lost remake of beau geste on kickstarter. Comic legend marty feldman makes his directorial debut and teams up with oscarnominated singeractress annmargret in this sidesplitting, irreverent spoof of two twins who try to preserve their. John obeys beaus wishes, and as he strikes out for egypt, digby and the reinforcements arrive, too late.
Digby geste feldman and his identical twin brother beau york compete with their stepmother annmargeret over possession of a priceless family heirloom. Jan 04, 2016 fumbling the pitch description of the film he wanted to develop, feldman ended up releasing the last remake of beau geste in 1977 when all along it was a remake of the four feathers that hed intended. Markoff greedily steals the jewel from beaus body, but beau shoots him and with his last dying breath, instructs john to leave a letter in the sergeants hand while taking a private letter and the jewel home. The lost remake of beau geste 20 release info imdb. The last remake of beau geste 1977 marty feldman made his feature film directorial debut with the last remake of beau geste, after directing an episode of the mel brooks robin hood parody when things were rotten 1975 for the abc network. 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.
Academy award winners gary cooper and ray milland star along with robert preston in the epic adventure beau geste. Wrens adventure novel beau geste is a virtual sceneforscene remake of the 1927 silent version. Jim beaver best photos,12 august 1950 laramie, wyoming, usajames norman beaver jr. Frank thompson is raising funds for the lost remake of beau geste on kickstarter. The eldest brother, michael, is known as beau geste because hes such a radiant example of british honour and manhood. Feb 09, 2015 comic legend marty feldman makes his directorial debut and teams up with oscarnominated singeractress annmargret in this sidesplitting, irreverent spoof of two twins who try to preserve their. I was 17 years old when i saw barfly for the first time. The last remake of beau geste subtitles 24 subtitles.
The last remake of beau geste is a historical comedy film released in 1977. The last remake of beau geste 1977 rotten tomatoes. When sir hector takes to his deathbed where he remains for the duration of the film, beau absconds with the stone, to keep it from his stepmother. Wrens 1924 adventure novel beau geste is a touchstone in the genre, giving us the most honourable and likable of heroes in the geste brothers, and a villain to scorn through the ages in sergeant major lajaune. With nick austin, kevin brownlow, maria cooper janis, nathaneal gilliland. The remakesequel isnt happening any time soon, but it may happen if someone wants to make it.
As tensions rise, arabs attack the fort and rivalries must be thrown aside in a desperate. Born as plain percy wren, in deptford, south london, england, percy was the son of a schoolmaster. John geste, our narrator, is the youngest of three orphaned brothers who live with their aunt, lady brandon. The film is a parody of the 1924 adventure story beau geste, which has been made into several films. When paramount pictures learned of the unauthorized project, they ordered the kids to burn all prints and negatives. 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 movie moviefone. The humor is based heavily upon wordplay and absurdity. The core of the last remake of beau geste is marty feldmans performance as digby geste, the brother of the titular character michael york, to whom it falls to clear beau after hes falsely accused of having stolen a heirloom jewel and runs off to join the french foreign legion. The last remake of beau geste is a 1977 american historical comedy film.
Starring annmargret, marty feldman, michael york, peter ustinov. The last remake of beau geste 1977 directed by marty. Beau geste soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. The lost remake of beau geste 45min documentary, adventure, comedy 14 september 20 usa 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. Beau geste is a bbc television serial, based on the novel by p. It could probably use another version, it certainly is overdue.
The last remake of beau geste movie poster imp awards. Popular sequels followed this novel, but it is the 1924 book which is the basis for the many screen versions of the story, along. Wren, which details the adventures of three english brothers who enlist separately in the french foreign legion following the theft of a valuable jewel from the country house of a relative. Official theatrical movie poster for the last remake of beau geste 1977. Digby geste feldman and his identical twin brother beau york compete with their stepmother annmargeret over possession of a. The film is loosely based on the 1924 adventure novel, beau geste. Writerdirector frank thompsons documentary about a parody of beau geste made by student filmmakers in 1939. The quintessential french foreign legion adventure. Its a spoof to end all spoofs as marty feldman shatters the gary cooperfrench foreign legion classic in the last remake of beau geste. Fumbling the pitch description of the film he wanted to develop, feldman ended up releasing the last remake of beau geste in 1977 when all along it was a remake of the four feathers that hed intended. Sep 18, 20 starring in, cowriting, and directing the last remake of beau geste.
The lost remake of beau geste 20 plot summary imdb. Jul 08, 20 the last remake of beau geste 1977 marty feldman made his feature film directorial debut with the last remake of beau geste, after directing an episode of the mel brooks robin hood parody when things were rotten 1975 for the abc network. Apr 12, 2010 he is remembered best for beau geste, a muchfilmed book of 1924 involving the french foreign legion in north africa, and its sequels, beau sabreur and beau ideal. Evil dead apparently only lost a tiny handful of frames to land an r. Hbo explains why sharp objects wont come back for season 2. Beau, john and digby geste are brothers who join the foreign legion, where they fall under the rule of tyrannical sergeant markoff. The priceless blue water sapphire is coveted by the heirs of sir hector geste his new wife, flavia. 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. Nah, i think damon lindelof said if someone wanted to make a lost remakesequel neither he and carlton cuse would stand against it, as long as they didnt have to work on it.
The lost remake of beau geste by frank thompson kickstarter. He is remembered best for beau geste, a muchfilmed book of 1924 involving the french foreign legion in north africa, and its sequels, beau sabreur and beau ideal. Now the brothers must fight for their lives as they plot mutiny against tyranny and defend a desert fortress. It starred and was also directed and cowritten by marty feldman. 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 1977 comedy a different kind of love story order by phone 18003364627. Of course there was a satirical remake in the next decade of beau geste with michael york, marty feldman, and peter ustinov. Digby geste joins his brother, beau, in the foreign legion following the theft of a priceless family heirloom. 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. Cary fukunaga would like to direct a remake of beau geste.
The last remake of beau geste 1977 mar, 20 marty feldmans directorial feature the last remake of beau geste, itself a meta joke on the thricemade film about british gentry in the french foreign legion though were going on how many reboots of movies and series of late. Its a foreign legion story the first, and arguably the best, in fact. Director fede alvarez and fellow cowriter rodo sayagues are joined by most of the cast. The lost remake of beau geste 20 plot keywords imdb. It is a satire loosely based on the novel beau geste, a frequentlyfilmed story of brothers and their adventures in the french foreign legion. Beau geste is a 1939 paramount pictures actionadventure film starring gary cooper, ray milland, robert preston, brian donlevy, and susan hayward. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the plot keywords submission guide. Beau and john are assigned to fort zinderneuf, where markoff.
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. The film begins with the pompous sir hector trevor howard awaiting the birth of his son, who he intends to name beau. Aug 24, 20 trailer for frank thompsons 20 documentary the lost remake of beau geste. Trailer for frank thompsons 20 documentary the lost remake of beau geste. We open on the nowfamous scenes of a remote, burning desert fort, manned by the dead foreign legionnaires, then flash back to the early lives of the geste brothers. Boardwalk empire season 5, episode 7 friendless child. Im surprised tom cruise or brad pitt never took up the story. It looks like we dont have any plot keywords for this title yet.
The remake sequel isnt happening any time soon, but it may happen if someone wants to make it. The series aired on bbc1 from 31 october to 19 december 1982 and starred benedict taylor, anthony calf and jonathon morris as the three brothers. My friends father had laserdisc and among the titles which otherwise included the last remake of beau geste and young frankenstein my friends old man really loved marty feldman i guess was barfly, a film about the exploits of a drunken bum. 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. 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. In 1939, young filmmakers endure the hardships of a desert location and an attack by a major movie studio to finish their movie. 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.