The Duellists
The Duellists
Release: 1977-08-31
·Runtime: 100m
·★ 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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
United States of America
Production Companies
Enigma Productions
Paramount Pictures
Scott Free Productions
National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Robert Stephens
as Brigadier-General Treillard
Alun Armstrong
as Lieutenant Lacourbe
Pete Postlethwaite
as Orderly shaving Gen. Treillard
John McEnery
as Amiable Second
Stacy Keach
as Narrator (voice)
Diana Quick
as Laura
Meg Wynn Owen
as Léonie
Arthur Dignam
as Captain with Eyepatch
Hugh Fraser
as Officer
Cristina Raines
as Adèle
William Morgan Sheppard
as Fencing Master
Luke Scott
as Léonie's son
Keith Carradine
as Armand d'Hubert
Edward Fox
as Colonel Perteley
Maurice Colbourne
as Tall Second
Gay Hamilton
as Maid
Jenny Runacre
as Mme. de Lionne
Alan Webb
as Chevalier du Rivarol
Harvey Keitel
as Gabriel Feraud
Albert Finney
as Joseph Fouché
Tom Conti
as Dr. Jacquin
Neville Jason
as Hilaire
Liz Smith
as Fortune Teller
Richard Graydon
as Cossack / Hussar
Dave Hill
as Cuirassier
Crew
William Hobbs
Fight Choreographer
Adrian Biddle
Focus Puller
Terry Rawlings
ADR Editor
David Puttnam
Producer
Ridley Scott
Director, Camera Operator
David Appleby
Still Photographer
Joseph Conrad
Story
Steve Barron
Clapper Loader
Frank Tidy
Director of Photography
Ivor Powell
Associate Producer
Richard Graydon
Stunts