Rating: PG
Genre:
Drama
Release Date: 12/03/2002
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DDS/DD1
Run Time: 100 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Paramount
The Duellists is based on a story by
Joseph Conrad, variously titled
The Duel and
The Point of Honour.
Keith Carradine and
Harvey Keitel play officers in
Napoleon's army --
D'Hubert and
Feraud, respectively -- who spend their off-hours challenging each other to bloody duels. This goes on for nearly 16 years, with neither man showing any inclination of calling a truce. The final clash finds the gentlemanly
D'Hubert getting the upper hand of the obsessed
Feraud -- but that's not quite the end of the story.
The Duellists was the debut feature for director
Ridley Scott; it won the
Cannes Film Festival prize for Best First Film.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
