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The Adventures Of Gerard

1970, Movie, NR, 91 mins

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A swaggering, boisterous hussar officer, McEnery, meets torrid Cardinale, an enticing noblewoman, falling in love with her during Napoleon's 1808 peninsula campaign in Spain. Cardinale, a spy for the British, enlists McEnery in her intrigues against oppressor Napoleon, played with manic fury by Wallach. This full-blown, handsome production eschews budget and sometimes comprehension, but presents a sweeping historical perspective with extras aplenty (the Spanish army, always for hire, it seems, to the highest-bidding movie mogul). The court intrigues tend to be turgid, and the love scenes between Cardinale and McEnery do not rise above the stereotype, but oh, those ignorant, clashing armies! leave a comment
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