The Duellists

About 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.

The Duellists (1977) is a war film directed by Ridley Scott. The film is filed under based on short story, napoleonic wars, sword duel, and fencing.

Keith Carradine appears as Armand d'Hubert, Harvey Keitel as Gabriel Feraud, Albert Finney as Joseph Fouché, and Edward Fox as Colonel Perteley. At 100 minutes long, it arrived in August 1977.

The screenplay is by Gerald Vaughan-Hughes. In the United States it streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, and MGM Plus.

War and Peace, Sharpe's Waterloo, and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World make useful companions to The Duellists, all filed under 19th century and pistol duel. TMDB voters put it at 7.3 out of 10 across 662 votes and it carries a PG rating.