The Duellists
August 31, 1977
100 minutes
7.3
DramaWar

The Duellists

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)
Maurice Colbourne
(Tall Second)
Gay Hamilton
(Maid)
Meg Wynn Owen
(Léonie)
Jenny Runacre
(Mme. de Lionne)
Alan Webb
(Chevalier du Rivarol)
Arthur Dignam
(Captain with Eyepatch)
Matthew Guinness
(Mayor's Son)
Dave Hill
(Cuirassier)
Neville Jason
(Hilaire)
Timothy Penrose
(Singer)
William Morgan Sheppard
(Fencing Master)
Liz Smith
(Fortune Teller)
Anthony Douse
(Surgeon)
Hugh Fraser
(Officer)
Richard Graydon
(Cossack / Hussar)
Tim Hardy
(Officer)
William Hobbs
(Swordsman)
Michael Irving
(Officer)
Tony Mathews
(Gen. Treillard's Aide-de-Camp)
Pete Postlethwaite
(Orderly shaving Gen. Treillard)
Jason Scott
(Léonie's son)
Luke Scott
(Léonie's son)
Stacy Keach
(Narrator (voice))
Jean-Pierre Bordas
(Pianist (uncredited))
Paul Casson-Yardley
(Napoleonic Boy Soldier (uncredited))
George Oliver
(Wedding Guest (uncredited))