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  • Waltz of the Toreadors (1962)
  • Not Rated
    105 min | Comedy, Drama
Waltz of the Toreadors (1962)
Not Rated
105 min | Comedy, Drama

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...See moreThis 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... Written by Guy Bellinger See less
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Director
Writers
Jean Anouilh (play) | Wolf Mankowitz (screenplay)
Producer
Cinematographer
Editor
Production Designer
Wilfred Shingleton (as Wilfrid Shingleton)
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Updated Apr 12, 1962

Release date
Aug 13, 1962 (United States)

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20 cast members
Name Known for
Peter Sellers
General Leo Fitzjohn General Leo Fitzjohn   See fewer
Dany Robin
Ghislaine Ghislaine   See fewer
Margaret Leighton
Emily Fitzjohn Emily Fitzjohn   See fewer
John Fraser
Lt. Robert Fitch Lt. Robert Fitch   See fewer
Cyril Cusack
Dr. Grogan Dr. Grogan   See fewer
Prunella Scales
Estella Fitzjohn Estella Fitzjohn   See fewer
Denise Coffey
Sidonia Fitzjohn Sidonia Fitzjohn   See fewer
Raymond Huntley
Ackroyd Ackroyd   See fewer
Cardew Robinson
Midgley Midgley   See fewer
John Glyn-Jones
Jenkins Jenkins   See fewer
John Le Mesurier
Rev. Grimsley Rev. Grimsley   See fewer
Vanda Godsell
Emma Bulstrode Emma Bulstrode   See fewer
Catherine Feller
Rosemary Rosemary   See fewer
Humphrey Lestocq
Fox Hunter (uncredited) Fox Hunter (uncredited)   See fewer
John Lorrell
Emily's lover (uncredited) Emily's lover (uncredited)   See fewer
Claire Marshall
Maid (uncredited) Maid (uncredited)   See fewer
Guy Middleton
Drunken Fox Hunter (uncredited) Drunken Fox Hunter (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Miller
Huntsman (uncredited) Huntsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Simms
Ancient Man (uncredited) Ancient Man (uncredited)   See fewer
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