The Duellists: Difference between revisions

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* [[Barehanded Blade Block]]: And why it's a really, really bad idea.

* [[Badass Mustache]]: Both of the leads. Also Badass Pigtails... what?

* [[Based On a True Story]]: Conrad based his story on the real duels that two French Hussar officers fought in the Napoleonic era. Their names were Dupont and Fournier, whom Conrad disguised slightly, changing Dupont into D'Hubert and Fournier into Féraud.

* [[Based on a True Story]]: Conrad based his story on the real duels that two French Hussar officers fought in the Napoleonic era. Their names were Dupont and Fournier, whom Conrad disguised slightly, changing Dupont into D'Hubert and Fournier into Féraud.

* [[Beard of Evil]]: Fouché (who was clean-shaven in real life).

* [[Bling of War]]

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* [[Four Star Badass]]: After Napoleon's initial defeat and exile both d'Hubert and Feraud are promoted to brigadier general. Feraud remains loyal to Napoleon and fights with him when he returns and is finally defeated at Waterloo. d'Hubert joins the army of King Louis XVIII.

* [[Gorgeous Period Dress]]: Napoleonic uniforms and Empire waist gowns.

* [[Hey ~~Its~~ That Guy]]: Pete Postlethwaite is giving d'Hubert's general a shave!

* [[Hey It's That Guy]]: Pete Postlethwaite is giving d'Hubert's general a shave!

* [[Hey ~~Its~~ That Voice]]: [[Mike Hammer]] is the narrator!

* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: [[Mike Hammer]] is the narrator!

* [[Honor Before Reason]]: A subversion in honor is what keeps Feraud to continue challenging d'Hubert even after he forgets the original insult.

{{quote| '''d'Hubert:''' He's most unreasonable!<br />

'''Jacquin:''' The enemies of reason have a certain blind look. Fereaud has that look, don't you think? }}

* [[In ~~Harms~~ Way]]: Seems to be the ''real'' reason for Feraud's constant duelling, both with d'Hubert and others. He's bored by the long lulls between fighting and looks for any excuse to fight someone.

* [[In Harm's Way]]: Seems to be the ''real'' reason for Feraud's constant duelling, both with d'Hubert and others. He's bored by the long lulls between fighting and looks for any excuse to fight someone.

* [[Implausible Fencing Powers]]: Subverted. The duels are fairly realistic and often quite brief. [[Flynning]] is also avoided.

* [[Knew It All Along]]: After d'Hubert refuses to rejoin Napoleon when he escapes exile Feraud claims he knew d'Hubert was a traitor all along and that's why he challenged him to duel in the first place.

* [[Napoleonic Wars]]

* [[One Scene Wonder]]: {{spoiler|Albert Finney}} as Fouche.

* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: {{spoiler|Albert Finney}} as Fouche.

* [[The Matchmaker]]: d'Hubert's older sister Leonie, who sets him up with his wife Adele.

* [[May December Romance]]: d'Hubert is a couple of years older than Adele. Not that big an age difference but enough to make him reluctant to marry her at first.

* [[May-December Romance]]: d'Hubert is a couple of years older than Adele. Not that big an age difference but enough to make him reluctant to marry her at first.

* [[The Medic]]: d'Hubert's friend Dr. Jacquin who he sends to tend to Fereaud after their first duel.

* [[The Mountains of Illinois]]: The retreat from Moscow goes through a desolate mountain range (supposedly quite near to the Niemen).

* [[Non Idle Rich]]: Adele's uncle, the Chevalier became a bootmaker after the [[French Revolution]]. Even after the monarchy was restored and he became an aristocrat again he still makes boots and offers to do so for d'Hubert when he first meets him.

* [[Non-Idle Rich]]: Adele's uncle, the Chevalier became a bootmaker after the [[French Revolution]]. Even after the monarchy was restored and he became an aristocrat again he still makes boots and offers to do so for d'Hubert when he first meets him.

* [[The Queens Latin]]: All the characters are French but most of the cast except the two American leads are British.

** Ridley Scott actually wanted the leads to be played by two established British actors, see [[What Could Have Been]].