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Flavia Geste
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| James Earl Jones | ... |
Sheikh
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| Trevor Howard | ... |
Sir Hector
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| Henry Gibson | ... |
General Pecheur
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| Terry-Thomas | ... |
Governor
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| Spike Milligan | ... |
Crumble
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| Avery Schreiber | ... |
Sheikh's Aide & Camel Salesman
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| Hugh Griffith | ... |
Judge
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| Irene Handl | ... |
Miss Wormwood
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| Sinéad Cusack | ... | ||
| Henry Polic II | ... |
Captain Merdmanger
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The priceless Blue Water sapphire is coveted by the heirs of Sir Hector Geste - his new wife, Flavia; his daughter, Isabel; and his adopted twin sons, heroic Beau and pathetic Digby. 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. Flavia pursues him to North Africa, dispensing sexual favors to promote her schemes. Written by <[email protected]>
I had not seen the original Beau Geste, with Gary Cooper in the title role, when I saw this movie. After seeing this movie, including a *hilarious* 'cameo' of Gary Cooper, I watched the original. It only made me appreciate the humor in the Last Remake even more. The Last Remake (were there ever previous remakes?) parodies the story completely, but every other scene makes you laugh. The scene with Gary Cooper would almost certainly not be allowed on TV today due to censorship so you'll have to buy this movie on, ick, VHS to see it. But at a time when new releases are $10+ to see not including popcorn, paying about $20 for a VHS of this movie, and being able to show it to friends and watch it over and over, is worth it. Trust me on this :).
"So that's why you talk so slow Big G."