The Adventures of Gerard (1970)
Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
Genres - Comedy, Drama |
Sub-Genres - War Adventure, Costume Adventure, Romantic Adventure |
Run Time - 91 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom, Italy, United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Peter McEnery stars as Col. Etienne Girard, Hussar officer of the Napoleonic era. The story takes place during the Little Corporal's 1808 campaign in the Spanish peninsula. Col. Gerard's adventures include an ongoing war of nerves against Napoleon's forces, not to mention a steamy affair with one Countess Teresa Claudia Cardinale. "Nappy" himself is played by Eli Wallach, who certainly has the right temperament for the role, even though he's much too tall to be thoroughly convincing. Filmed in Spain, The Adventures of Gerard is based on characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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war, agent [representative], anger, army, court [law], espionage, handsome, history, love, officer, romance, Spain, strategy