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.
Cast
Keith Carradine
Armand d'Hubert
Harvey Keitel
Gabriel Feraud
Albert Finney
Joseph Fouché
Edward Fox
Colonel Perteley
Cristina Raines
Adèle
Robert Stephens
Brigadier-General Treillard
Tom Conti
Dr. Jacquin
John McEnery
Amiable Second
Diana Quick
Laura
Alun Armstrong
Lieutenant Lacourbe
Maurice Colbourne
Tall Second
Gay Hamilton
Maid
Meg Wynn Owen
Léonie
Jenny Runacre
Mme. de Lionne
Alan Webb
Chevalier du Rivarol
Arthur Dignam
Captain with Eyepatch
Matthew Guinness
Mayor's Son
Dave Hill
Cuirassier
Neville Jason
Hilaire
Timothy Penrose
Singer
William Morgan Sheppard
Fencing Master
Liz Smith
Fortune Teller
Anthony Douse
Surgeon
Hugh Fraser
Officer
Richard Graydon
Cossack / Hussar
Tim Hardy
Officer
William Hobbs
Swordsman
Michael Irving
Officer
Tony Mathews
Gen. Treillard's Aide-de-Camp
Pete Postlethwaite
Orderly shaving Gen. Treillard
Jason Scott
Léonie's son
Luke Scott
Léonie's son
Stacy Keach
Narrator (voice)
Jean-Pierre Bordas
Pianist (uncredited)
Paul Casson-Yardley
Napoleonic Boy Soldier (uncredited)
George Oliver
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Crew
Ridley Scott
Director, Camera Operator
Gerald Vaughan-Hughes
Screenplay
Joseph Conrad
Story
Pamela Power
Editor
Roy Burge
Assistant Editor
Les Healey
Assistant Editor
Peter Hollywood
Assistant Editor
Frank Tidy
Director of Photography
Terry Marcel
First Assistant Director
Patricia Eberhard
Second Assistant Director
David Wimbury
Second Assistant Director
Peter Kohn
Third Assistant Director
David Puttnam
Producer
Ivor Powell
Associate Producer
Carolyn Pfeiffer
Associate Producer
Gil Mead
Production Assistant
Matthew Binns
Production Runner, Runner Art Department
Peter J. Hampton
Production Design
Mary Selway
Casting
Lily van Rijs
Casting
James Wakely
Wardrobe Master
Rita Wakely
Wardrobe Master
Tom Rand
Costume Design
Paul Nix
Hairstylist
Sheila Thomas
Assistant Hairstylist
Elaine Carew
Assistant Makeup Artist
Sue Barradell
Makeup Supervisor
Maria Dumas
Art Department Assistant
Steve Lincoln
Runner Art Department
Derrick Leather
Sound Mixer
Joe Ryan
Sound Recordist
John Richards
Scoring Mixer
Bill Burgess
Boom Operator
Terry Rawlings
ADR Editor
Hugh Strain
ADR Mixer
John Burgess
Special Effects
Howard Blake
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Paul Cadiou
Production Accountant
Sean O'Brien
Assistant Accountant
Nicole Miloux
Assistant Accountant
Ann Mollo
Set Dresser
Mickey Pugh
Props
Ted Stickley
Props
David Appleby
Still Photographer
Brian Higgins
Carpenter
Con Lewis
Driver
Olga Farel
Location Manager
Jean-François Villemer
Assistant Location Manager
Clinton Cavers
Location Scout
Richard Graydon
Stunts
William Hobbs
Fight Choreographer
Mike Fowlie
Property Master
John Lanzer
Property Buyer
Hugh Johnson
Clapper Loader
Steve Barron
Clapper Loader
Melinda Rees
Continuity
Kay Fenton
Continuity
Tito Tomassini
Weapons Master
Ray Hall
Grip
Al Watson
Gaffer
Peter Jaques
Production Manager
Michael Bradsell
Supervising Editor
Mike Dempsey
Title Designer
Pat Hughes
Dressing Prop
Arthur Wicks
Dressing Prop
John Hogan
Dressing Prop
Les Benson
Dressing Prop
Adrian Biddle
Focus Puller
Bryan Graves
Art Direction
Guilhaine Cosse
Production Secretary
Lynda Smith
Production Secretary
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