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Fencing is a science. Loving is a passion. Duelling is an obsession.
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.Read moreLess
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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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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
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
Diana QuickLaura
Alun ArmstrongLieutenant Lacourbe
Maurice ColbourneTall Second
Gay HamiltonMaidExplore the crew
- Screenplay
- Gerald Vaughan-Hughes
- Director
- Ridley Scott
- Producer
- David Puttnam
- Editor
- Pamela Power
- Original Music Composer
- Howard Blake
- Director of Photography
- Frank Tidy