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19 September 1962 (France)
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This is the end of a glorious military career: General Leo Fitzjohn retires to his Sussex manor where he will write his memoirs...
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
Another 1 win
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A haunting, wonderful movie
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Peter Sellers | ... | Gen. Leo Fitzjohn |
 | Dany Robin | ... | Ghislaine |
| Margaret Leighton | ... | Emily Fitzjohn |
| John Fraser | ... | Lt. Robert Finch |
| Cyril Cusack | ... | Dr. Grogan |
| Prunella Scales | ... | Estella Fitzjohn |
| Denise Coffey | ... | Sidonia Fitzjohn |
| Jean Anderson | ... | Agnes |
| Raymond Huntley | ... | Ackroyd, Court President |
| Cardew Robinson | ... | Midgley the Undertaker |
| John Glyn-Jones | ... | Jenkins the Innkeeper |
| John Le Mesurier | ... | Rev. Grimsley |
| Vanda Godsell | ... | Mrs. Emma Bulstrode, Dress Shop Proprietor |
| Catherine Feller | ... | Rosemary, the young maid |
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The Amorous General
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Greece:104 min | USA:105 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.66 : 1 more
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Australia:M |
UK:15 (video rating) |
West Germany:18 |
Finland:K-15 (2001) |
USA:Not Rated |
Spain:T |
France:U |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15
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The names of many of the characters were changed for this film version of the play.
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Mrs. Emma Bulstrode, Dress Shop Proprietor:
We have to perform miracles to make beauties out of these girls.
Gen. Leo Fitzjohn: That's more than their mother could do.
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Gen. Leo Fitzjohn: That's more than their mother could do.
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This is a wonderful little movie which displays Peter Sellers's acting genius both for comedy and serious drama. It is a haunting story of a general at the end of his career, about how much was real and not real in his life, and about his weaknesses and distractions. It is easy to project certain kinds of political observations on to this movie, as was done in an earlier review by wjfickling in his comment about the advantages that men have over women, but it is just as easy to project the opposite. The genius of the movie is that it tells a story of the bitter sweetness of a man's life that is outside the politcally correct "truth du jour" and can be taken directly, as it is.