The Duellists poster
Director Ridley Scott
Screenplay Gerald Vaughan-Hughes

The Duellists

Tagline: Fencing is a science. Loving is a passion. Duelling is an obsession.

Release Date: 1977-08-31

Duration: 100 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Harvey Keitel
    Gabriel Feraud
  • Keith Carradine
    Armand d'Hubert
  • Pete Postlethwaite
    Orderly shaving Gen. Treillard
  • Stacy Keach
    Narrator (voice)
  • Tom Conti
    Dr. Jacquin
  • Albert Finney
    Joseph Fouché
  • Edward Fox
    Colonel Perteley
  • William Morgan Sheppard
    Fencing Master
  • Hugh Fraser
    Officer
  • Liz Smith
    Fortune Teller