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The Duellists
Directed by Ridley Scott
1977•1h 40m•PG•★ 7.5
Action / Drama / War
Synopsis
During the Napoleonic Wars, a psychopathic French Hussar officer develops a fanatical, pathological grudge against an aristocratic fellow officer over a minor breach of etiquette, challenging him to an escalating series of brutal duels across twenty years of European warfare. Ridley Scott's Cannes Best First Work-winning debut visually inspired by Stanley Kubrick and 19th-century oil painting.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorRidley Scott
WriterGerald Vaughan-Hughes
CinematographyFrank Tidy
MusicHoward Blake
Principal Cast
Keith CarradineArmand d'Hubert
Harvey KeitelGabriel Feraud
Albert FinneyJoseph Fouché
Edward FoxColonel Perteley
Cristina RainesAdèle
Robert StephensBrigadier-General Treillard
Tom ContiDr. Jacquin
John McEneryAmiable Second
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Runtime1h 40m (100 mins)
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DirectorRidley Scott
LanguagesEnglish
CountryGB
StudioEnigma Productions • Paramount Pictures
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