| 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 |
| Production company | Sir Nigel Films |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Italy Switzerland |
| Language | English |
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.
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
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- Films directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
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- Napoleonic Wars films
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- Films based on British novels
- Depictions of Napoleon on film
- Cultural depictions of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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