This is the end of a glorious military career: General Leo Fitzjohn retires to his Sussex manor where he will write his memoirs. Unfortunately, his private life is a disaster: a confirmed womanizer, Leo has infuriated his wife Emily, now a shrewish and hypochondriac woman, all the more bitter as she still loves him. The General has two plain-looking daughters he dislikes and an attractive French mistress, Ghislaine, with whom he has had a platonic affair for seventeen years. When Ghislaine resurfaces, determined to complete her love with him and to get rid of Emily, Leo is at a loss what to do… |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 5.9/10 | |
Released: | September 19, 1962 | |
Runtime: | 105 min | |
Genres: | Comedy | |
Companies: | Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions | |
Cast: | Peter Sellers Dany Robin Margaret Leighton John Fraser | |
Crew: | Jean Anouilh Lucienne Hill Wolf Mankowitz John Guillermin | |
simones : Lots of fun in this Guy Ritchie stylish spy caper. well, I though it was good.