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.
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Classical in form, grave, earnest and epic.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
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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
- Diana QuickLaura
- Alun ArmstrongLieutenant Lacourbe
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- Ridley ScottDirector
- Gerald Vaughan-HughesScreenplay
- Frank TidyDirector of Photography
- Howard BlakeOriginal Music Composer
- Pamela PowerEditor
- David PuttnamProducer
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