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The Duellists

7.3 100 mins Drama   War   1977
Enigma Productions   Paramount Pictures  
Director(s): Ridley Scott

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.

Casts of The Duellists

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

Maurice Colbourne

as Tall Second

Gay Hamilton

as Maid

Meg Wynn Owen

as Léonie

Jenny Runacre

as Mme. de Lionne

Alan Webb

as Chevalier du Rivarol

Arthur Dignam

as Captain with Eyepatch

Matthew Guinness

as Mayor's Son

Dave Hill

as Cuirassier

Neville Jason

as Hilaire

Timothy Penrose

as Singer

William Morgan Sheppard

as Fencing Master

Liz Smith

as Fortune Teller

Anthony Douse

as Surgeon

Hugh Fraser

as Officer

Richard Graydon

as Cossack / Hussar

Tim Hardy

as Officer

William Hobbs

as Swordsman

Michael Irving

as Officer

Tony Mathews

as Gen. Treillard's Aide-de-Camp

Pete Postlethwaite

as Orderly shaving Gen. Treillard

Jason Scott

as Léonie's son

Luke Scott

as Léonie's son

Stacy Keach

as Narrator (voice)

Jean-Pierre Bordas

as Pianist (uncredited)

Paul Casson-Yardley

as Napoleonic Boy Soldier (uncredited)

George Oliver

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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