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.
Peter McEnery
Col. Etienne Gerard (Hussars of Conflans)
Claudia Cardinale
Teresa, Countess of Morales
Eli Wallach
Napoleon Bonaparte
Jack Hawkins
Marshal Millefleurs (Renegade English Officer)
Mark Burns
Col. Russell (Coldstream Guards)
Norman Rossington
Sgt. Papilette (Hussars of Conflans)
John Neville
Duke of Wellington
Paolo Stoppa
Santarem, Count of Morales
Ivan Desny
Gen. Lassalle
Leopoldo Trieste
Marshal Henri Massena
Aude Loring
Madeleine
Véronique Vendell
Young Woman in Hay
Carlo Delle Piane
Ugo Fangareggi
John Bartha
Omero Capanna
Fighter (uncredited)
Mario Ingrassia
Soldier (uncredited)
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