The Duellists (1977)

Taglines:

Fencing is a science. Loving is a passion. Duelling is an obsession.

Parents Guide:

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Country:

UK

Language:

English | Russian (only a few lines)

Release Date:

31 August 1977 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

Les duellistes See more »

Filming Locations:

Aquitaine, France See more »

Budget:

$900,000 (estimated)

Production Co:

Enigma Productions, National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC) See more »

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Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Trivia

In the Notes for the liner of the soundtrack album, the writer states that both director Ridley Scott and producer David Putnam "were of the same mind about (composer Howard Blake's) score, and requested Blake to write a huge, almost Wagnerian closing composition for the film - stating they would adjust the length of the end credits to whatever Blake wrote." See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: I the scene where Carradine is meeting with Finney, who sits down in a chair in front of a mirror, the very top of the camera is visible in the bottom of the mirror, as he sits down in his chair. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: The duellist demands satisfaction. Honour, for him, is an appetite. This story is about an eccentric kind of hunger. It is a true story and begins in the year that Napoleon Bonaparte became ruler of France.
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Connections

Referenced in 'Kingdom of Heaven': Interactive Production Grid (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Bist du bei mir"
(uncredited)
Music by Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel
(from "Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach" No. 25. BWV 508) See more »