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You can watch The Duellists (1977) for free on Kanopy.

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.

The Duellists is a film that explores themes of fencing, cossack, napoleonic wars. It also touches on based on short story and pistol duel and sword duel.

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