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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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After what can only be described as the most minor of misunderstandings, the decent "d'Hubert" (Keith Carradine) is forced to duel with the hot-tempered "Feraud" (Harvey Keitel). That ends inconclusiv... read more
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Cast

Keith Carradine
Armand d'Hubert

Harvey Keitel
Gabriel Feraud

Albert Finney
Joseph Fouché

Edward Fox
Colonel Perteley

Cristina Raines
Adèle

Robert Stephens
Brigadier-General Treillard

Tom Conti
Dr. Jacquin

John McEnery
Amiable Second

Diana Quick
Laura

Alun Armstrong
Lieutenant Lacourbe

Maurice Colbourne
Tall Second

Gay Hamilton
Maid

Meg Wynn Owen
Léonie

Jenny Runacre
Mme. de Lionne

Alan Webb
Chevalier du Rivarol

Arthur Dignam
Captain with Eyepatch
Matthew Guinness
Mayor's Son

Dave Hill
Cuirassier

Neville Jason
Hilaire
Timothy Penrose
Singer

William Morgan Sheppard
Fencing Master

Liz Smith
Fortune Teller
Anthony Douse
Surgeon

Hugh Fraser
Officer

Richard Graydon
Cossack / Hussar
Tim Hardy
Officer
William Hobbs
Swordsman
Michael Irving
Officer
Tony Mathews
Gen. Treillard's Aide-de-Camp

Pete Postlethwaite
Orderly shaving Gen. Treillard
Jason Scott
Léonie's son

Luke Scott
Léonie's son

Stacy Keach
Narrator (voice)
Jean-Pierre Bordas
Pianist (uncredited)
Paul Casson-Yardley
Napoleonic Boy Soldier (uncredited)
George Oliver
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Director

Ridley Scott
Director
Peter Kohn
Third Assistant Director
Patricia Eberhard
Second Assistant Director
Terry Marcel
First Assistant Director
David Wimbury
Second Assistant Director
Melinda Rees
Continuity
Kay Fenton
Continuity
Creator
Gerald Vaughan-Hughes
Screenplay

Joseph Conrad
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