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You can watch The Duellists (1977) for free on Kanopy, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.

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.

Napoleonic Europe unfolds in stunning, painterly detail as two officers settle a single insult through years of lethal ritual. This obsessive cycle of combat transforms a personal grudge into a relentless march across a continent in chaos.

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