6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Beau Geste (1926)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.6
Overview
Michael "Beau" Geste leaves England in disgrace and joins the infamous French Foreign Legion. He is reunited with his two brothers in North Africa, where they face greater danger from their own sadistic commander than from the rebellious Arabs.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Islam: Negative
Overview
Michael "Beau" Geste leaves England in disgrace and joins the infamous French Foreign Legion. He is reunited with his two brothers in North Africa, where they face greater danger from their own sadistic commander than from the rebellious Arabs.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's dominant themes of family honor, individual sacrifice, and duty, particularly within a military context, align with traditional conservative values, leading to a Right-Leaning rating.
This classic adventure film features a cast that is predominantly white and male, reflecting the typical casting practices of its era. The narrative centers on traditional themes of loyalty and honor, presenting traditional identities in a neutral to positive light without engaging in critical portrayals or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays the 'Arabs' or 'Tuaregs' as the primary antagonists, a relentless and hostile force attacking the French Foreign Legion. While their religion is not explicitly named, their cultural and geographical context strongly implies they are Muslim adherents. The narrative offers no counterbalancing positive portrayal or nuance, depicting them solely as a threat and reinforcing a negative stereotype of a group implicitly associated with Islam.
The 1926 film "Beau Geste" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is centered on the adventures and loyalties of three brothers in the French Foreign Legion, without any elements pertaining to queer identity or experiences.
The film "Beau Geste" (1926), an adventure drama set in the French Foreign Legion, does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on themes of honor, loyalty, and sacrifice among brothers, with no elements related to transgender identity.
The film "Beau Geste" primarily focuses on the adventures of male characters in the French Foreign Legion. There are no significant female characters depicted engaging in direct physical combat against male opponents, nor are there any scenes where a female character achieves victory in such encounters.
The 1926 film "Beau Geste" adapts the novel by P. C. Wren. All major characters, including the Geste brothers and supporting roles, maintain their established genders from the source material. No instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another are present.
The 1926 film adaptation of P. C. Wren's novel "Beau Geste" features characters, such as the Geste brothers, who were established as white in the source material and are portrayed by white actors in the film. There is no evidence of a character canonically established as one race being portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
6.1
Critic Ratings
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