Fencing is a science. Loving is a passion. Duelling is an obsession.
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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.
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Keith Carradine | Armand d'Hubert | Unowned |
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Harvey Keitel | Gabriel Feraud | Unowned |
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Albert Finney | Joseph Fouché | Unowned |
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Edward Fox | Colonel Perteley | Unowned |
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Cristina Raines | Adèle | Unowned |
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Robert Stephens | Brigadier-General Treillard | Unowned |
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Tom Conti | Dr. Jacquin | Unowned |
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John McEnery | Amiable Second | Unowned |
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Diana Quick | Laura | Unowned |
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Alun Armstrong | Lieutenant Lacourbe | Unowned |
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Maurice Colbourne | Tall Second | Unowned |
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Gay Hamilton | Maid | Unowned |
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Meg Wynn Owen | Léonie | Unowned |
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Jenny Runacre | Mme. de Lionne | Unowned |
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Alan Webb | Chevalier du Rivarol | Unowned |
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Arthur Dignam | Captain with Eyepatch | Unowned |
| Matthew Guinness | Mayor's Son | Unowned | |
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Dave Hill | Cuirassier | Unowned |
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Neville Jason | Hilaire | Unowned |
| Timothy Penrose | Singer | Unowned | |
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William Morgan Sheppard | Fencing Master | Unowned |
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Liz Smith | Fortune Teller | Unowned |
| Anthony Douse | Surgeon | Unowned | |
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Hugh Fraser | Officer | Unowned |
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Richard Graydon | Cossack / Hussar | Unowned |
| Tim Hardy | Officer | Unowned | |
| Michael Irving | Officer | Unowned | |
| Tony Mathews | Gen. Treillard's Aide-de-Camp | Unowned | |
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Pete Postlethwaite | Orderly shaving Gen. Treillard | Unowned |
| Jason Scott | Léonie's son | Unowned | |
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Luke Scott | Léonie's son | Unowned |
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William Hobbs | Swordsman | Unowned |
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Stacy Keach | Narrator (voice) | Unowned |
| Jean-Pierre Bordas | Pianist (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Paul Casson-Yardley | Napoleonic Boy Soldier (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| George Oliver | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |