The Duellists
- Released on
Drama, War
•- Runtime
- 100 mins
(542 votes)
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.
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.
Cast
- Keith Carradine
- Harvey Keitel
- Albert Finney
- Edward Fox
- Cristina Raines
- Robert Stephens
- Tom Conti
- John McEnery
- Diana Quick
- Alun Armstrong
- Maurice Colbourne
- Gay Hamilton
- Meg Wynn Owen
- Jenny Runacre
- Alan Webb
- Arthur Dignam
- Matthew Guinness
- Dave Hill
- Neville Jason
- Timothy Penrose
- William Morgan Sheppard
- Liz Smith
- Anthony Douse
- Hugh Fraser
- Richard Graydon
- Tim Hardy
- William Hobbs
- Michael Irving
- Tony Mathews
- Pete Postlethwaite
- Jason Scott
- Luke Scott
- Stacy Keach
- Jean-Pierre Bordas
- Paul Casson-Yardley
- George Oliver
Director
- Ridley Scott
Producers
- David Puttnam
Screenwriter
- Gerald Vaughan-Hughes
