The Adventures of Gerard
1970 film
- January 1970 (1970-01)
Running time
The Adventures of Gerard is a 1970 British-Italian-Swiss adventure comedy film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski and starring Peter McEnery, Claudia Cardinale, Eli Wallach and Jack Hawkins. It was based on the 1896 collection The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard by Arthur Conan Doyle.[1]
Plot
Vain, egotistical Étienne Gerard, a French brigadier, serves during the Napoleonic Wars. He thinks he is the best soldier and lover that ever lived and intends to prove it.
Cast
- Peter McEnery as Colonel Gerard
- Claudia Cardinale as Theresa
- Eli Wallach as Napoleon I
- Jack Hawkins as Millefleurs
- Mark Burns as Colonel Russell
- Norman Rossington as Sergeant Papilette
- John Neville as Wellington
- Paolo Stoppa as Santarem, Count of Morales
- Ivan Desny as Gen. Lassalle
- Leopoldo Trieste as Marshal Massena
- Solvi Stubing
See also
- Brigadier Gerard (1915)
- The Fighting Eagle (1927)
References
- ^ "The Adventures of Gerard (1970)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
External links
- The Adventures of Gerard at IMDb
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Films directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
- Walkover (1965)
- Identification Marks: None (1965)
- Barrier (1966)
- Ręce do góry (1967)
- The Departure (1967)
- The Adventures of Gerard (1970)
- Deep End (1970)
- King, Queen, Knave (1972)
- The Shout (1978)
- Moonlighting (1982)
- Success Is the Best Revenge (1984)
- The Lightship (1985)
- Torrents of Spring (1989)
- Ferdydurke (1991)
- Four Nights with Anna (2008)
- Essential Killing (2010)
- 11 Minutes (2015)
- EO (2022)
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