Film record

The Duellists

1977Feature film100 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
Australia · United Kingdom
Languages
English
Genres
drama film · war film · historical film

Credits

Cinematography

Frank Tidy — Cinematography

Direction

Ridley Scott — Directing

Music

Howard Blake — Music composition

Cast

Keith Carradine — Acting (Armand d'Hubert)
Harvey Keitel — Acting (Gabriel Feraud)
Albert Finney — Acting (Joseph Fouché)
Edward Fox — Acting (Colonel Perteley)
Robert Stephens — Acting (Brigadier-General Treillard)
Tom Conti — Acting (Dr Jacquin)
Alun Armstrong — Acting (Lieutenant Lecourbe)
Gay Hamilton — Acting (Feraud's mistress)
Alan Webb — Acting (the Chevalier du Rivarol)
Pete Postlethwaite — Acting (Treillard's orderly)
Liz Smith — Acting (the fortune teller)
Cristina Raines — Acting (Adele)
John McEnery — Acting (Feraud's tall second)
Diana Quick — Acting (Laura)
Hugh Fraser — Acting (Officer)
Stacy Keach — Acting (the Narrator)
Jenny Runacre — Acting (Madame de Lionne)
Arthur Dignam — Acting (d'Hubert's one-eyed second)
Maurice Colbourne — Acting (Feraud's second)
Meg Wynn Owen — Acting (Leonie)
Matthew Guinness — Acting (the Mayor of Strasbourg's nephew)
Dave Hill — Acting (Cuirassier)
William Hobbs — Acting (Swordsman)
W. Morgan Sheppard — Acting (the fencing master)
Michael Irving — Acting (Officer)
Tony Matthews — Acting (Treillard's aide-de-camp)

Production

David Puttnam — Production

Writing

Gerald Vaughan-Hughes — Screenwriting
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Releases by territory

United Kingdom · Original release
22 May 1977Checked 4 Oct 2026
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