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Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel in...Ridley Scott's...

The Duellists

( Catalog Number LV8975WS )
(1.66:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

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The Duellists
1977 - 105 min. - Color
Genre: Drama
Rated PG
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
"To the surprise and admiration of their fellows, two officers, like insane artists, trying to gild refined gold or paint the lily, pursued a private contest through the years of universal carnage." Thus wrote Joseph Conrad in the opening paragraphs of the story that provides the basis for Ridley Scott's first feature. During the era of the Napoleonic wars, a conflict arises between two of the emperor's cavalry officers when one of them, the aristocratic Lt. D'Hubert (Keith Carradine), is sent by his superior to deliver the message to commoner Lt. Ferraud (Harvey Keitel) that he's to be placed under house arrest for having wounded a man in another duel. Since Ferraud is with a woman at the time, he takes offense at the intrusion and challenges D'Hubert to a duel. Their match, though fierce, is without resolution. Whenever their paths cross, they continue their battle, fighting a series of six duels over the course of 14 years, paralleling Napoleon's major battles of the period. Scott's meditation focuses on the absurd vanity behind the old European code of honor--and the nature of warfare itself. All the distinguishing marks of Scott's later work is already on display here, from the meticulous re-creation of period costume, decor, and behavior to the lush, carefully composed photography.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
The Duellists is based on a story by Joseph Conrad, variously titled "The Duel" and "The Point of Honour." Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel play officers in Napoleon's army who spend their off-hours challenging each other to bloody duels. This goes on for nearly sixteen years, with neither man showing any inclination of calling a truce. The final clash finds the gentlemanly Carradine getting the upper hand of the obsessed Keitel---but that's not quite the end of the story. The Duellists was the debut feature for director Ridley Scott; it won the Cannes Film Festival prize for "best first film". --- Hal Erickson

The Duellists (1977) may look an awful lot like Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon (1975), but first-time feature director Ridley Scott can hardly be faulted for picking such a sumptuous model. Based on a Joseph Conrad story (yet also structured around a series of duels like Barry Lyndon), adman --- and camera operator --- Scott turned The Duellists into a lusciously photographed spectacle of Napoleon-era France, complete with chiaroscuro interiors and painterly landscapes akin to Kubrick's vision of 18th century England. Along with the almost palpable visual atmosphere, particularly in the ice-cold sequence of Napoleon's Russian campaign, the kinetic dueling scenes between Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel revealed Scott's well-honed control over the medium long before Gladiator (2000). Though Carradine and Keitel might not seem the obvious choices to play French army officers, their pointlessly adversarial relationship becomes as metaphorically effective as the actors' surroundings in communicating the psychic fallout of war and politics. Critically hailed as one of the most beautiful films of the year, The Duellists won Scott the Best First Film prize at the Cannes Film Festival and earned a BAFTA nomination for cinematographer Frank Tidy. --- Lucia Bozzola

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Cast for The Duellists

Keith Carradine - D'Hubert
Harvey Keitel - Feraud
Cristina Raines - Adele
Edward Fox - Col. Reynard
Robert Stephens - Treillard
John McEnery - 2nd Major
Albert Finney - Fouche
Diana Quick - Laura
Meg Wynn Owen - Leonie
Jenny Runacre - Mme. de Lionne
Alan Webb - Chevalier
Maurice Colbourne - Tall Second
Alun Armstrong - Lecourbe
Gay Hamilton - Maid
Tom Conti - Dr. Jacquin
Matthew Guinness

Crew for The Duellists

Ridley Scott - Director
David Puttnam - Producer
Joseph Conrad - Story Author
Gerald Vaughn-Hughes - Screenwriter
Frank Tidy - Cinematographer
Howard Blake - Composer (Music Score)
Michael Bradsell - Editor
Pamela Power - Editor
Peter J. Hampton - Production Designer
Bryan Graves - Art Director
Tom Rand - Costume Designer

Awards for The Duellists

Competing Film Ridley Scott 1977 Cannes Film Festival
Jury Prize for Best First Feature (win) Ridley Scott 1977 Cannes Film Festival

Feature Details

Title: The Duellists
Feature Release Date: 1977
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG
Color: Color
Runtime: 105 Minutes
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 1.66:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Technical Details

LD Release Date: 30 Apr 1991
Catalog Number: LV8975WS
UPC: 013023251212
ISBN: 0-7921-2001-9
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Publisher: Paramount Home Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 2
Cover: Jacket
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: LV8975WS-C
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
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Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel in...Ridley Scott's...

The Duellists

( Catalog Number LV8975WS )
(1.66:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
LaserDisc

The Duellists
1977 - 105 min. - Color
Genre: Drama
Rated PG
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
"To the surprise and admiration of their fellows, two officers, like insane artists, trying to gild refined gold or paint the lily, pursued a private contest through the years of universal carnage." Thus wrote Joseph Conrad in the opening paragraphs of the story that provides the basis for Ridley Scott's first feature. During the era of the Napoleonic wars, a conflict arises between two of the emperor's cavalry officers when one of them, the aristocratic Lt. D'Hubert (Keith Carradine), is sent by his superior to deliver the message to commoner Lt. Ferraud (Harvey Keitel) that he's to be placed under house arrest for having wounded a man in another duel. Since Ferraud is with a woman at the time, he takes offense at the intrusion and challenges D'Hubert to a duel. Their match, though fierce, is without resolution. Whenever their paths cross, they continue their battle, fighting a series of six duels over the course of 14 years, paralleling Napoleon's major battles of the period. Scott's meditation focuses on the absurd vanity behind the old European code of honor--and the nature of warfare itself. All the distinguishing marks of Scott's later work is already on display here, from the meticulous re-creation of period costume, decor, and behavior to the lush, carefully composed photography.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
The Duellists is based on a story by Joseph Conrad, variously titled "The Duel" and "The Point of Honour." Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel play officers in Napoleon's army who spend their off-hours challenging each other to bloody duels. This goes on for nearly sixteen years, with neither man showing any inclination of calling a truce. The final clash finds the gentlemanly Carradine getting the upper hand of the obsessed Keitel---but that's not quite the end of the story. The Duellists was the debut feature for director Ridley Scott; it won the Cannes Film Festival prize for "best first film". --- Hal Erickson

The Duellists (1977) may look an awful lot like Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon (1975), but first-time feature director Ridley Scott can hardly be faulted for picking such a sumptuous model. Based on a Joseph Conrad story (yet also structured around a series of duels like Barry Lyndon), adman --- and camera operator --- Scott turned The Duellists into a lusciously photographed spectacle of Napoleon-era France, complete with chiaroscuro interiors and painterly landscapes akin to Kubrick's vision of 18th century England. Along with the almost palpable visual atmosphere, particularly in the ice-cold sequence of Napoleon's Russian campaign, the kinetic dueling scenes between Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel revealed Scott's well-honed control over the medium long before Gladiator (2000). Though Carradine and Keitel might not seem the obvious choices to play French army officers, their pointlessly adversarial relationship becomes as metaphorically effective as the actors' surroundings in communicating the psychic fallout of war and politics. Critically hailed as one of the most beautiful films of the year, The Duellists won Scott the Best First Film prize at the Cannes Film Festival and earned a BAFTA nomination for cinematographer Frank Tidy. --- Lucia Bozzola

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Cast for The Duellists

Keith Carradine - D'Hubert
Harvey Keitel - Feraud
Cristina Raines - Adele
Edward Fox - Col. Reynard
Robert Stephens - Treillard
John McEnery - 2nd Major
Albert Finney - Fouche
Diana Quick - Laura
Meg Wynn Owen - Leonie
Jenny Runacre - Mme. de Lionne
Alan Webb - Chevalier
Maurice Colbourne - Tall Second
Alun Armstrong - Lecourbe
Gay Hamilton - Maid
Tom Conti - Dr. Jacquin
Matthew Guinness

Crew for The Duellists

Ridley Scott - Director
David Puttnam - Producer
Joseph Conrad - Story Author
Gerald Vaughn-Hughes - Screenwriter
Frank Tidy - Cinematographer
Howard Blake - Composer (Music Score)
Michael Bradsell - Editor
Pamela Power - Editor
Peter J. Hampton - Production Designer
Bryan Graves - Art Director
Tom Rand - Costume Designer

Awards for The Duellists

Competing Film Ridley Scott 1977 Cannes Film Festival
Jury Prize for Best First Feature (win) Ridley Scott 1977 Cannes Film Festival

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