The Duellists (Duel) (1977)

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Directed by

Ridley Scott

Starring (View all)

Keith Carradine
Armand d'Hubert

Harvey Keitel
Gabriel Feraud

Albert Finney
Fouché

Edward Fox
Colonel

Cristina Raines
Adèle

Robert Stephens
Gen. Treillard

Tom Conti
Dr. Jacquin

John McEnery
Amiable Second

Written by

Gerald Vaughan-Hughes
(screenplay)

Joseph Conrad
(story The Duel)

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A good movie

7 years, 10 months ago at Jun 17 11:07

johanlefourbe

Even though Ridley Scott also had some massive up and downs in his career, I have always been interested in his work and, therefore, I was really eager to see his directing debut. Anyway, Scott will always be remembered for 'Alien', 'Blade Runner' and 'Gladiator' but many people will probably forget that he actually started his career with this little gem. Indeed, it is basically a completely forg... read more

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Description: Joseph Conrad's short story The Duellists is about a relic of bygone years — the gentleman's code of honor. D'Hubert, a well-bred and charming lieutenant in Napoleon's army, is challenged to a duel by Feraud, an ill-willed and obstreperous fellow officer. He insists that D'Hubert has maligned his character. There is also in his animosity toward him a hint of class hatred. And so they fight. Once the battle is over, Feraud insists on challenging D'Hubert again and again and again. In the next fifteen years, the milieu changes, the weapons are different, one is wounded, the other can't continue. Neither is killed. Ridley Scot ... (more)

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" The Duellists (1977), based on Joseph Conrad’s “The Duel,” published in A Set of Six (1908). "

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"FORMAT: 35mm CONDITION: ★★★½ NOTES: National Archive print, presented with a Q&A with composer Howard Blake. DATE: April 24th 2023 CINEMA: BFI LOCATION: Southbank"