The Duellists
1977 · Movie · PG · 100 min · ★ 7.2 · 82% critics
In early 1800s France, two army officers become locked in a long-running rivalry after a minor insult sparks a duel. As war and changing times sweep across Europe, their repeated confrontations test pride, duty, and the cost of holding onto old ideas of honor.
Based on The Duel
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Details
- Years
- 1977
- Release date
- 1977-08-31
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 82/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (633 votes)
- Budget
- $900,000
About
You may like this if you enjoy spare historical dramas about pride and obsession, with a slow-burning rivalry at the center; Not for you if you want fast-moving action or a strongly character-forward story like Henry V or Breaker Morant.
Pros: strong central rivalry; rich period detail; tense duels | Cons: uneven pacing; repetitive structure; characters feel distant
Themes
- fencing
- cossack
- napoleonic wars
- based on short story
- pistol duel
- sword duel
- 19th century
- waterloo
- strasbourg
Cast & crew
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
Tom Conti
as Dr. Jacquin
John McEnery
as Amiable Second
Diana Quick
as Laura
Alun Armstrong
as Lieutenant Lacourbe
Directed by Ridley Scott