Beau Geste

Still from the 1939 film adaptation of Beau Geste, starring (from left) Ray Milland (as John Geste), Gary Cooper (Beau Geste), and Robert Preston (Digby Geste) and directed by William A. Wellman.

Beau Geste, fictional character, the English protagonist of the novel Beau Geste (1924) by Percival C. Wren. The work is probably best known through its three film adaptations and a BBC television miniseries.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.
Citation Information
Article Title: Beau Geste
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 08 January 2016
Access Date: November 13, 2026