The Adventures of Gerard

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