The Duellists (1977)

The Duellists (1977)

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

Release Date: 1977, August 31
Directors: Ridley Scott
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Enigma Productions, Enigma Productions, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Scott Free Productions, Scott Free Productions, National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC), National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)
Cast: Hugh Fraser, Harvey Keitel, Pete Postlethwaite, Tom Conti, Alun Armstrong, William Morgan Sheppard, Meg Wynn Owen, Liz Smith, Albert Finney, Stacy Keach, Richard Graydon, Keith Carradine

Overview:

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.