''Brigadier Gerard'' is a 1915

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silent

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by

Bert Haldane Bert Haldane (1871–1937) was a British film director of the silent era. Filmography Filmography - based on IMDb - is complete. 1910 *'' Coals of Fire'' (1910) *'' Tried and Found True'' (1910) *'' Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters'' ( ...

and starring

Lewis Waller William Waller Lewis (3 November 1860 – 1 November 1915), known on stage as Lewis Waller, was an English actor and theatre manager, well known on the London stage and in the English provinces. After early stage experience with John Lawrence To ...

Madge Titheradge Madge Titheradge (2 July 1887 14 November 1961) was an Australian-born actress who became a leading actress in the West End of London and on Broadway. She began as a child actress before the First World War, and went on to star in the 1920s and ...

and A.E. George. It is based on the 1896 short story collection''

The Adventures of Gerard ''The Adventures of Gerard'' is a 1970 British-Italian-Swiss adventure comedy film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski and starring Peter McEnery, Claudia Cardinale, Eli Wallach and Jack Hawkins. It was based on the 1896 collection '' The Exploits of ...

'' by

Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for ''A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Ho ...

which follows a fictional French cavalry officer during the

Napoleonic Wars The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of major global conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European states formed into various coalitions. It produced a period of Fren ...

Cast

- Brigadier Gerard *

- Countess de Rochequelaune * A.E. George - Napoleon *

Blanche Forsythe Blanche Forsythe was a British actress of the silent era. She was born in Islington in the mid-1880s and died in Middlesex in 1953 - aged 80. Selected filmography * ''Sixty Years a Queen'' (1913) * ''East Lynne (1913 film), East Lynne'' (1913)

- Agnes *

Austin Leigh Austin Leigh was a British stage and film actor. Selected filmography * ''Brigadier Gerard'' (1915) * '' Beau Brocade'' (1916) * ''The Temptress'' (1920) * '' Desire'' (1920) * '' Adventures of Captain Kettle'' (1922) * '' Old Bill Through the Ag ...

- General Coulaincourt *

Frank Cochrane Frank Cochrane (28 October 1882 – 21 May 1962) was a British stage and film actor. Born in Durham, England. Amongst his stage work, he starred in the original production of '' Chu Chin Chow'' at His Majesty's Theatre in London in 1916; as ...

- Pierre *

Fernand Mailly Fernand Mailly (26 February 1873) was a French actor. Born Fernand Jean-Paul Anne in Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France. Selected filmography * ''Brigadier Gerard'' (1915) * '' Le traquenard'' (1915) * ''The Empire of Diamonds'' (1920) *'' The Agon ...

- Talleyrand * R.F. Symons - Major Olivier * Philip Renouf - Jacques

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* 1915 films 1915 war films 1910s historical films British war films British historical films British silent feature films Films directed by Bert Haldane Films based on British novels Films set in France Films set in the 1810s Napoleonic Wars films Films based on works by Arthur Conan Doyle Depictions of Napoleon on film Cultural depictions of Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films {{1910s-UK-film-stub

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