The Duellists

7.3
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Run time: 100 min
  • Premiere: 1977. August 31.

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.

Discover

Keith Carradine

Armand d'Hubert

Harvey Keitel

Gabriel Feraud

Albert Finney

Joseph Fouché

Edward Fox

Colonel Perteley

Robert Stephens

Brigadier-General Treillard

Tom Conti

Dr. Jacquin

John McEnery

Amiable Second

Alun Armstrong

Lieutenant Lacourbe

Maurice Colbourne

Tall Second

Jenny Runacre

Mme. de Lionne

Alan Webb

Chevalier du Rivarol

Arthur Dignam

Captain with Eyepatch

Matthew Guinness

Mayor's Son

Dave Hill

Cuirassier

William Morgan Sheppard

Fencing Master

Liz Smith

Fortune Teller

Hugh Fraser

Officer

Richard Graydon

Cossack / Hussar

Tim Hardy

Officer

William Hobbs

Swordsman

Tony Mathews

Gen. Treillard's Aide-de-Camp

Pete Postlethwaite

Orderly shaving Gen. Treillard

Jason Scott

Léonie's son

Luke Scott

Léonie's son

Stacy Keach

Narrator (voice)

Jean-Pierre Bordas

Pianist (uncredited)

Paul Casson-Yardley

Napoleonic Boy Soldier (uncredited)

George Oliver

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Art

Bryan Graves

Art Direction

Peter J. Hampton

Production Design

John Lanzer

Property Buyer

Ann Mollo

Set Dresser

Mike Fowlie

Property Master

Mike Dempsey

Title Designer

Maria Dumas

Art Department Assistant

John Hogan

Dressing Prop

Arthur Wicks

Dressing Prop

Pat Hughes

Dressing Prop

Clinton Cavers

Location Scout

Matthew Binns

Runner Art Department

Steve Lincoln

Runner Art Department

Les Benson

Dressing Prop

Camera

Frank Tidy

Director of Photography

Hugh Johnson

Clapper Loader

Ray Hall

Grip

Steve Barron

Clapper Loader

David Appleby

Still Photographer

Ridley Scott

Camera Operator

Adrian Biddle

Focus Puller

Costume & Make-Up

Tom Rand

Costume Design

Sheila Thomas

Assistant Hairstylist

Paul Nix

Hairstylist

Elaine Carew

Assistant Makeup Artist

Sue Barradell

Makeup Supervisor

James Wakely

Wardrobe Master

Rita Wakely

Wardrobe Master

Crew

William Hobbs

Fight Choreographer

John Burgess

Special Effects

Tito Tomassini

Weapons Master

Brian Higgins

Carpenter

Con Lewis

Driver

Directing

Ridley Scott

Director

Peter Kohn

Third Assistant Director

Patricia Eberhard

Second Assistant Director

Terry Marcel

First Assistant Director

David Wimbury

Second Assistant Director

Melinda Rees

Continuity

Kay Fenton

Continuity

Editing

Michael Bradsell

Supervising Editor

Peter Hollywood

Assistant Editor

Les Healey

Assistant Editor

Roy Burge

Assistant Editor

Lighting

Al Watson

Gaffer

Production

David Puttnam

Producer

Mary Selway

Casting

Ivor Powell

Associate Producer

Olga Farel

Location Manager

Peter Jaques

Production Manager

Guilhaine Cosse

Production Secretary

Jean-François Villemer

Location Assistant

Nicole Miloux

Assistant Accountant

Carolyn Pfeiffer

Associate Producer

Sean O'Brien

Assistant Accountant

Paul Cadiou

Production Accountant

Lynda Smith

Production Secretary

Gil Mead

Production Assistant

Sound

Howard Blake

Original Music Composer

Terry Rawlings

ADR Editor

Bill Burgess

Boom Operator

Derrick Leather

Sound Mixer

John Richards

Music Editor

Hugh Strain

ADR Mixer

Joe Ryan

Sound Recordist

Howard Blake

Conductor

Writing