The Last Remake of Beau Geste

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The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Directed by	Marty Feldman
Produced by	William S. Gilmore George Shapiro Howard West Bernie Williams (line prod.)
Written by	Chris Allen Sam Bobrick (story) Marty Feldman (story) Percival Christopher Wren (characters)
Starring	Marty Feldman Michael York Peter Ustinov
Editing by	Jim Clark
Release date(s)	1977
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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The Last Remake of Beau Geste is a 1977 comedy film starring, directed and co-written by Marty Feldman. It is a satire loosely based on the novel Beau Geste, a frequently-filmed story of brothers and their adventures in the French Foreign Legion. The humor is based heavily upon wordplay and absurdity. Feldman plays Digby Geste, the awkward and clumsy "identical twin" brother of Michael York's Beau, the dignified, aristocratic swashbuckler.

The cast features Ann-Margret as their adoptive mother, Peter Ustinov as the brutal Sergeant Markov, and Spike Milligan (Crumble the Butler), Burt Kwouk (Father Shapiro), James Earl Jones (Arab Chief), Avery Schreiber (Arab Chieftain / Used Camel Salesman), Terry-Thomas (Warden), Trevor Howard (Sir Hector), Henry Gibson (General Pecheur), Roy Kinnear (Corporal Boldini), and Ed McMahon (Arab Horseman) in supporting roles.

Marty Feldman was disappointed with the print distributed in theaters because the studio edited its own version. Attempts have been made to have the director's cut restored, but so far these have proved fruitless. According to Michael York, "Marty's version was much funnier."