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- BFI identifier58295
- Date1970 (Copyright)
1970-11-22 (Release) - Production countrySwitzerland, United Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisSpain, 1808 and in Napoleon's Peninsula Campaign, Brigadier Gerard darling of the ladies is given a mission (to pass on a false message to Massena). The first threat to Gerard is the guerrillas but a greater one is Teresa, Countess of Morales. Based on 4 stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. (Synopsis)
- Work historyCaption in opening titles reads: "Any resemblance between the characters of this story and those of history is a mistake!"
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- Credits
- CastPeter McEnery (Colonel Gerard of the Hussars of Conflans)
Eli Wallach (Napoleon Bonaparte)
Jack Hawkins (Millefleurs, renegade Englishman)
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Title
The Adventures of Gerard (Original)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/2AEF-6FEA-8F51-FF16-042D-ECategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
- Collections
- Scripts / DocumentsScript - Original story: Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - SCR-3034
Ephemera: publicity - PBS-58295
Miscellaneous Scripts - THE ADVENTURES OF GERARD (GB,1970) - Draft Screenplay. October 1965 BUSTER (GB,1988) - Revised Shooting Script. 19 July 1987 The BARGEE (GB,1964) - Original screenplay titled 'CASTLES & ROSES' 12 August 1963. The CROOKED ROAD (GB,YU,1964) - Shooting script. nd - ITM-18839
Small pressbook held.
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- The Adventures of Gerard
Work - 58295 - 1970 (Copyright)
Switzerland - Film - Fiction
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