The Adventures of Gerard

The Adventures of Gerard
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Directed by	Jerzy Skolimowski
Produced by	Gene Gutowski
Written by	Arthur Conan Doyle H.A.L. Craig Gene Gutowski Jerzy Skolimowski
Based on	The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard by Arthur Conan Doyle
Starring	Peter McEnery Claudia Cardinale Eli Wallach Jack Hawkins
Music by	Riz Ortolani
Cinematography	Witold Sobociński
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	January 1970
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
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 Exploits of Brigadier Gerard by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Plot

Vain, egotistical Etienne Gerard, a French brigadier, serves during the Napoleonic Wars. He thinks he's 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

External links

• The Adventures of Gerard at IMDb