7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, War • 1977 • 100 min • Older Kids (7+)
The Duellists (1977)
The Duellists (1977)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Keith Carradine • Harvey Keitel • Albert Finney
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
7.3
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Keith Carradine • Harvey Keitel • Albert Finney
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film explores the apolitical themes of human obsession and the destructive nature of an unyielding code of honor, depicting a decades-long, senseless conflict between two officers without promoting a specific political ideology.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The film features a predominantly white male cast, aligning with its historical setting. The narrative focuses on themes of honor and obsession, maintaining a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities without explicit DEI critique.
Secondary
Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Medium
The film primarily focuses on a prolonged military conflict between two officers, with family life remaining a peripheral element. While one officer eventually marries, the portrayal of his conventional and stable marriage is not central to the narrative, offering neither strong endorsement nor critique of specific family values.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The Duellists does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's narrative focuses exclusively on the honor-driven conflict between two military officers across several years.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The Duellists, 1977, does not feature any transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on the escalating rivalry between two French hussar officers across several years of the Napoleonic Wars, depicting military life and personal honor.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film adapts Joseph Conrad's short story "The Duel." All primary characters, including the two duellists, maintain their original male gender as established in the source material.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film adapts Joseph Conrad's story set during the Napoleonic Wars. The main characters, French officers, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with the historical and canonical context, showing no instance of a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
7.2
Critic Ratings
7.5
7.0
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