The Last Remake of Beau Geste Movie Review 1977

A slapstick parody of the familiar Foreign Legion story from the Mel Brooks-ish school of loud genre farce. Gary Cooper makes an appearance by way of inserted footage from the 1939 straight version.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 85 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Slapstick Comedy, Desert War/Foreign Legion

Screenplay

Marty Feldman, Chris Allen

Cast

Marty Feldman, Ann-Margret, Michael York, Peter Ustinov, James Earl Jones

Director

Marty Feldman

Producer

Mark Huffam