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7.2In 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.
Released: 1977-08-31100 minDir: Ridley ScottDrama, WarBudget: $900,000
Cast
- Keith Carradine as Armand d'Hubert
- Harvey Keitel as Gabriel Feraud
- Albert Finney as Joseph Fouché
- Edward Fox as Colonel Perteley
- Cristina Raines as Adèle
- Robert Stephens as Brigadier-General Treillard
Themes
- fencing
- cossack
- napoleonic wars
- based on short story
- pistol duel
- sword duel
- 19th century
- waterloo
- strasbourg
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
29,241 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
75%
Metacritic
70/100
- Year
- 1977
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA 2 wins & 4 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Duel
- Main subject
- Napoleonic Wars
- Director
- Ridley Scott
- Composer
- Howard Blake
- Producer
- David Puttnam
- Cinematographer
- Frank Tidy
- Narrative location
- France
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 875283
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Duell - The Duellists (1978) (18738290228) (cropped).jpg
Show 8 more facts
- publication date
- 1982-03-00
- title
- The Duellists
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Commons category
- The Duellists
- capital cost
- 900000
- review score
- 74%
- characters
- Anne-François-Charles Trelliard
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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