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Waltz of the Toreadors (also known as The Amorous General) is a 1962 film directed by John Guillermin and starring Peter Sellers and Dany Robin. It was based on the play of the same name by Jean Anouilh with the location changed from France to England.
General Fitzhugh, an aging Lothario has an overactive eye for a pretty woman. Despite a long and satisfying career as a seducer extraordinaire, something always seems to get in the way of his bedding the breathtakingly lovely Ghislaine, a more-than-willing town local.
General Fitzhugh, an ageing Lothario has an over-active eye for a pretty woman. Despite a long and satisfying career as a seducer extraordinaire, something always seems to get in the way of his bedding the breathtakingly lovely Ghislaine, a more-than-willing town local.
When Ghislaine resurfaces, determined to complete her love with him and to get rid of Emily, Leo is at a loss what to do... — Guy Bellinger. It's the early twentieth century England. General Leo Fitzjohn has just retired with a distinguished military record.
Waltz of the Toreadors. General Leo Fitzjohn retires to his Sussex manor where he will write his memoirs, his private life is a disaster: a confirmed womanizer, Leo has infuriated his wife Emily, all the more bitter as she still loves him.
Waltz of the Toreadors is a film directed by John Guillermin with Peter Sellers, Dany Robin, Margaret Leighton, John Fraser .... Year: 1962. Original title: Waltz of the Toreadors (The Amorous General). Synopsis: This is the end of a glorious military career: General Leo Fitzjohn retires to his Sussex manor where he will write his memoirs.
1962 film. Ghislaine, a beautiful French woman, arrives in England to extract a promise of marriage from the newly-retired General Fitzjohn, to whom she has remained faithful for 17 years. Standing in the way of their happiness, however, is Emily - Fitzjohn's harridan of a wife.
