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.

• United Artists
• Sir Nigel Films
• Peter McEnery
• Claudia Cardinale
• Eli Wallach
• Jack Hawkins
• Mark Burns
• Norman Rossington
• John Neville