Duellistes

Duellistes ( The Duellists ) is a British film of Ridley Scott, left in 1977. The scenario is drawn from the novel the Duel of Joseph Conrad, published in 1908.

Synopsis

In France, for the Napoleonean period, two officers, Gabriel Féraud and Armand of Hubert, clash in duel. It is the beginning of a perpetual combat between the two men who will last as much as they will cross until the outcome…

Comment

The film has a real historical base, the Large army had well two officers who had agreed to fight in duel each time they would meet of which one was the general François Baker-sarlovèze. But the film adds some.

As in all films of Ridley Scott, beautiful decorations and beautiful landscapes…

Data sheet

Title: Duellistes
original Title: The Duellists
Realization: Ridley Scott
Scenario: Gerald Vaughn-Hughes according to The Duel of Joseph Conrad
Production: David Puttnam
Production company: Paramount Pictures
Music: Howard Blake
Photography: Frank Tidy
Assembly: Pamela Power
Country of origin: the United Kingdom
Format: Colors - 1,85:1 - Mono - 35mm
Kind: Drama, film of adventure
Lasted: 95 minutes
Coming out date: August 31st 1977 (France); December 1977 (United Kingdom)

Distribution

Harvey Keitel : Gabriel Feraud
Keith Carradine : Armand of Hubert
Albert Finney: Fouche
Edward Fox : Colonel
Cristina Groove: Adele
Tom Conti: Doctor Jacquin

Rewards

Cannes festival 1977: Price of the first work

See too

Duellistes on Internet Movie Database

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