It was to be Bernard Borderie's last movie ;he hit the big time in the sixties with his "Angelique marquise des anges " saga .

It's a bomb . Leonard Whiting ,whose only important part was Franco Zephirelli's "Romeo " , saw his career sinking fast with such a coarse tale .

An Austrian officer ,Franz ,is in love with Sissi (sic) but her father does not want to hear of it ,because he is poor ;so as WW1 breaks out , opportunity knocks,so to speak :he intends to cover himself with glory .

Perhaps made with " Tom Jones" in mind , this is a bawdy story , which keeps trotting out a ludicrous situation till one can't take anymore : the hero dressed up as a woman in a house where two beautiful girls dwell ; the unfortunate officer is also wooed assiduously by a servant ,a bearded brute who resembles Rasputin ...

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The history genre features recounting and analyzing past events, societies, cultures, and historical figures. This genre aims to provide insights into the development of civilizations, the causes and consequences of historical events, and the impact of individuals and ideas on the course of history.

The amorous and warlike adventures of Franz, a young hussar officer, at the beginning of the First World War.

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