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The Duellists

Fencing is a science. Loving is a passion. Duelling is an obsession.

Rating 7.3 / 10Release August 31, 1977Runtime 100 min

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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