Sergeant Markoff in "Beau Geste"

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Sergeant Markoff in "Beau Geste" is the brutal and sadistic French Foreign Legion sergeant who tyrannizes the Geste brothers and their comrades in the classic adventure story.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist
fictional character
military sergeant
affiliation French Foreign Legion NERFINISHED
appearsIn Beau Geste NERFINISHED
appearsInMedium film adaptations of "Beau Geste"
novel
characterTrait authoritarian
brutal
sadistic
tyrannical
commands Geste brothers NERFINISHED
their comrades in the French Foreign Legion
conflictWith Digby Geste NERFINISHED
John Geste NERFINISHED
Michael "Beau" Geste NERFINISHED
countryOfFictionalService France NERFINISHED
createdBy P. C. Wren NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse "Beau Geste" universe NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkAppearedIn adventure fiction
military fiction
languageOfWork English
mistreats Geste brothers NERFINISHED
other Legionnaires
narrativeFunction embodiment of military cruelty
notableFor cruel treatment of subordinates
ruthless enforcement of discipline
occupation sergeant in the French Foreign Legion
roleInWork main antagonist in "Beau Geste"
setting French Foreign Legion fort in the Sahara Desert

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Brian Donlevy portrayed Sergeant Markoff in "Beau Geste"