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The Duellists

Fencing is a science. Loving is a passion. Duelling is an obsession.

7.3(664)19771h 40m4

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$900K
Box office
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Language
English
  • fencing
  • cossack
  • napoleonic wars
  • based on short story
  • pistol duel
  • sword duel
  • 19th century
  • waterloo
  • strasbourg

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Director

Ridley Scott

Produced in

United Kingdom, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG13 Jan 1978
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical(Rated A)2 Feb 1978
    • PhysicalPG8 Jun 1987
    • PhysicalPG28 Oct 2002
    • PhysicalPG3 Mar 2003
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1223 May 1978
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival22 May 1977
    • TheatricalU31 Aug 1977
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1219 May 1978
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical7 Jan 1978
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalG1 Mar 1982
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical166 Oct 1978
    • Physical16DVD29 Apr 2003
  • PolandPL

    • Theatrical125 May 1978

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The Duellists was released on 31 August 1977.

Audience reviews

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  • C

    CinemaSerf

    6/23/2022

    7/10

    After what can only be described as the most minor of misunderstandings, the decent "d'Hubert" (Keith Carradine) is forced to duel with the hot-tempered "Feraud" (Harvey Keitel). That ends inconclusively and now the narrative leads us through a series of re-matches set against a tale of their trials and tribulations during the rise and fall of Napoleon in early 1800s France. Joseph Conrad wrote a characterful story a…

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