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 date
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January 1970 |
Running time
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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.
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.