In this unique and outrageous period comedy adapted from George MacDonald Fraser's novel Malcolm McDowell stars as a comic character come to life. It is 19th Century Europe and Captain Harry Flashman (McDowell) is a gutless bully who seeks admission into European high society. Seeing a chance to promote their own menacing political schemes devious Otto von Bismarck (Oliver Reed) and Rudi Von Sternberg (Alan Bates) convince Flashman to disguise himself as a Prussian noble so that he can marry a gorgeous duchess (Britt Ekland). However the hoax is discovered and Flashman... flees the continent experiencing one calamity after another - as well as some of history's most significant events - in this hilarious romp that might just make you laugh instead of marvel at the next comic book 'hero' you encounter! [show more]
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1970s adventure comedy adapted for the screen by George MacDonald Fraser from his second novel following cowardly antihero Harry Flashman, here portrayed by Malcolm McDowell. Trying to find his way into the high society of 19th-century Europe, Captain Flashman is persuaded to pose as a Prussian nobleman and wed Duchess Irma (Britt Ekland) by Otto von Bismarck (Oliver Reed) and Rudi von Sternberg (Alan Bates), who are seeking to advance their political careers. However, Flashman's disguise is discovered and he goes on the run, encountering a number of catastrophes on the way.
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