The Duellists

1977 100 min ★ 7.2 Drama, War

In 1800, as Napoleon Bonaparte rises to power in France, a rivalry erupts between Armand and Gabriel, two lieutenants in the French Army, over a perceived insult. For over a decade, they engage in a series of duels amidst larger conflicts, including the failed French invasion of Russia in 1812, and shifts in the political and social systems of Europe.

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Cast

Keith Carradine

Armand d'Hubert

Harvey Keitel

Gabriel Feraud

Albert Finney

Joseph Fouché

Edward Fox

Colonel Perteley

Cristina Raines

Adèle

Robert Stephens

Brigadier-General Treillard

Tom Conti

Dr. Jacquin

John McEnery

Amiable Second

Diana Quick

Laura

Alun Armstrong

Lieutenant Lacourbe

Details

Director

Ridley Scott

Screenplay

Gerald Vaughan-Hughes

Tagline

"Fencing is a science. Loving is a passion. Duelling is an obsession."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$900,000

Production

Enigma Productions, Paramount Pictures, Scott Free Productions, National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

June 23, 2022

★ 7/10

After what can only be described as the most minor of misunderstandings, the decent "d'Hubert" (Keith Carradine) is forced to duel with the hot-tempered "Feraud" (Harvey Keitel). That ends inconclusively and now the narrative leads us through a series of re-matches set against a tale of their trials and tribulations during the rise and fall of Napoleon in early 1800s France. Joseph Conrad wrote a ...