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A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 75%, Metacritic 70/100. Every source lands within 5 points of the others. Scores higher than 76% of the 1,101 1970s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
Metacritic70/100
655 audience votes
Key crew
- Ridley ScottDirector
- Gerald Vaughan-HughesScreenplay
- Howard BlakeOriginal Music Composer
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
- Maurice ColbourneTall Second
- Gay HamiltonMaid
Stills
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Themes
fencingcossacknapoleonic warsbased on short storypistol duelsword duel19th centurywaterloostrasbourg
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