Based on satirical short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about a vain, egotistical Etienne Gerard, a French brigadier serving during the Napoleonic Wars. He thinks he's the best soldier and lover that ever lived and intends to prove it.
Cast & crew
Jerzy SkolimowskiDirector
Peter McEneryCol. Etienne Gerard (Hussars of Conflans)
Claudia CardinaleTeresa, Countess of Morales
Eli WallachNapoleon Bonaparte
Jack HawkinsMarshal Millefleurs (Renegade English Officer)
Mark BurnsCol. Russell (Coldstream Guards)
Norman RossingtonSgt. Papilette (Hussars of Conflans)
John NevilleDuke of Wellington
Paolo StoppaSantarem, Count of Morales
