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]
| The Adventures of Gerard | |
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| Directed by | Jerzy Skolimowski |
| Written by | Arthur Conan Doyle H. A. L. Craig Gene Gutowski Jerzy Skolimowski Charles Wood |
| Based on | The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard by Arthur Conan Doyle |
| Produced by | Gene Gutowski |
| Starring | Peter McEnery Claudia Cardinale Eli Wallach Jack Hawkins |
| Cinematography | Witold Sobociński |
| Edited by | Alastair McIntyre |
| Music by | Riz Ortolani |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editVain, 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
edit- 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
edit- Brigadier Gerard (1915)
- The Fighting Eagle (1927)
References
edit- ^ "The Adventures of Gerard (1970)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
External links
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