"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
as Col. Etienne Gerard (Hussars of Conflans)
Claudia Cardinale
as Teresa, Countess of Morales
Eli Wallach
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Jack Hawkins
as Marshal Millefleurs (Renegade English Officer)
Mark Burns
as Col. Russell (Coldstream Guards)
Norman Rossington
as Sgt. Papilette (Hussars of Conflans)
John Neville
as Duke of Wellington
Paolo Stoppa
as Santarem, Count of Morales
Ivan Desny
as Gen. Lassalle
Leopoldo Trieste
as Marshal Henri Massena
Aude Loring
as Madeleine
Véronique Vendell
as Young Woman in Hay
Carlo Delle Piane
as
Ugo Fangareggi
John Bartha
Omero Capanna
as Fighter (uncredited)
Mario Ingrassia
as Soldier (uncredited)
Solvi Stübing
Jerzy Skolimowski
Screenplay
Director
H.A.L. Craig
Writer
Andrzej Kostenko
Camera Operator
Arthur Conan Doyle
Short Story
Witold Sobociński
Director of Photography
Henry E. Lester
Scenario Writer
Peter Beale
Associate Producer
Gene Gutowski
Producer
Riz Ortolani
Original Music Composer
Alastair McIntyre
Editor
John S. Smith
Jose Villaverde
Casting Director
William Hutchinson
Production Design
Luciano Spadoni
Art Direction
Dario Cecchi
Costume Design
Grazia De Rossi
Hairstylist
Pierantonio Mecacci
Makeup Artist
Mara Rocchetti
Euclide Santoli
Valerio De Paolis
Production Manager
Tony Brandt
Assistant Director
Ken Muggleston
Set Dresser
Alan Roderick-Jones
Assistant Art Director
Alessandro Alberti
Tim Hutchinson
Set Designer
Peter Keen
ADR & Dubbing
Hugh Strain
Sound Recordist
Roy Whybrow
Special Effects
Stunts
Enzo Barboni
Ettore Duranti
Grip
Raffaele Marino
Gaffer
Franco Antonelli
Wardrobe Master
Conductor
Yvonne Axeworthy
Continuity
Adrian Conan Doyle
Technical Advisor
John Mollo
Mimmola Girosi