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The Adventures of Gerard is a British film of genre Drama directed by Jerzy Skolimowski with Peter McEnery
The Adventures of Gerard (1970)
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Add to a movie listThe 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.
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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.Actors
Peter McEnery
(Col. Etienne Gerard (Hussars of Conflans))
Claudia Cardinale
(Teresa, Countess of Morales)
Eli Wallach
(Napoleon Bonaparte)
Jack Hawkins
(Marshal Millefleurs (Renegade English Officer))
Mark Burns
(Col. Russell (Coldstream Guards))
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