The Duellists

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film historical drama film

The Duellists is a 1977 historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott, known for its visually striking depiction of two French officers whose bitter rivalry leads to a series of duels during the Napoleonic era.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film → historical drama film →
award	Best Debut Film at Cannes Film Festival →
basedOn	The Duel →
basedOnAuthor	Joseph Conrad →
character	Armand d’Hubert NERFINISHED → Gabriel Feraud →
cinematographer	Frank Tidy →
colorProcess	color →
costumeDesignFocus	Napoleonic military uniforms →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
director	Ridley Scott →
directorialDebutOf	Ridley Scott →
distributor	Paramount Pictures →
editor	Tony Lawson →
filmFestival	Cannes Film Festival →
filmingLocation	France → United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
genre	historical drama → war film →
historicalFigureReferenced	Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED →
language	English →
medium	feature film →
musicBy	Howard Blake →
narrativeDevice	series of duels over many years →
narrativeTheme	honor → obsession → revenge →
notableFor	visually striking cinematography →
plotFocus	rivalry between two French army officers →
portrays	French army officers → honor culture in Napoleonic era →
producer	David Puttnam →
releaseDecade	1970s →
releaseYear	1977 →
runningTimeMinutes	100 →
screenwriter	Gerald Vaughan-Hughes →
setInCountry	France →
setInPeriod	Napoleonic Wars →
stars	Albert Finney → Edward Fox → Harvey Keitel → Keith Carradine → Tom Conti →
timeSpanOfStory	several decades →
visualStyle	painterly compositions →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Edward Fox → Harvey Keitel → Ridley Scott →	notableWork
Ridley Scott →	directed