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