Review of The Duellists (1977) by Charles P — 07 Dec 2007

One of the most beautifully filmed movies ever made... Ridley Scott's directorial debut.

This review of The Duellists (1977) was written by Charles P on 07 Dec 2007.

The Duellists has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

The Duellists (1977) Movie Reviews (230)
The Duellists (1977) Critic Reviews (6)
The Duellists (1977) User Reviews (224)

More Reviews of The Duellists

Review of The Duellists (1977)

By Sam L (459) on 30 Jul 2018

The film is set in the year 1800 where to soldiers are in a quarrel as the mayor of Strasbourg orders Lieutenant Armand d'Hubert (Keith Carradine)…

Read Review

Review of The Duellists (1977)

By Michael D (2,363) on 21 May 2017

The acting is very good (especially by Diana Quick) and the costumes and framing of the scenes are nicely done…

Read Review

Review of The Duellists (1977)

By Victor M (495) on 01 Dec 2013

Superb performances and stunning photography. Great movie…

Read Review

Review of The Duellists (1977)

By Eric S (1,351) on 30 May 2012

An all time fave of mine. Great historical detail in it. First of Ridley's movies so how can I be wrong on this…

Read Review

Review of The Duellists (1977)

By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 04 Apr 2015

The accounts of the wars lack passion and left me more disinterested in this brilliant story than I should have been…

Read Review

Review of The Duellists (1977)

By Camille L (1,034) on 26 Apr 2015

I LOVE D'Hubert! And loved the ending! Wonderful movie. The next best Barry Lyndon. :)…

Read Review

Review of The Duellists (1977)

By John Joseph M (148) on 26 May 2012

Hoping this gets the Blu ray treatment soon…

Read Review

Review of The Duellists (1977)

By Maria B (210) on 26 Apr 2015

I LOVE D'Hubert! And loved the ending! Wonderful movie. The next best Barry Lyndon. :)…

Read Review

Review of The Duellists (1977)

By Fong K (647) on 28 Dec 2017

I can't believe this is Ridley's first movie. Already from the beginning, it draws you in with a sword battle…

Read Review

Review of The Duellists (1977)

By Sgt. C (526) on 25 Jul 2014

Ridley Scott's first feature film is a little masterpiece on it's own…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Dread (2009)

By Imdb P (17) on 26 May 2011

The general description(s) of this movie sounded interesting, so I decided to give it a try, especially since the theme of the movie - fear,…

Read Review

Review of Love's Abiding Joy (2006)

By Ken Hanke (2,234) for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (2,247) on 10 Oct 2006

Love's Abiding Joy isn't even a film. It's a Hallmark TV movie -- literally -- one that will be shown for free on TV in December…

Read Review

Review of Mary Reilly (1996)

By Chris Hicks (618) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 01 Jan 2000

Mary Reilly is Roberts' worst misfire to date, despite the fact that on paper it must have looked awfully good…

Read Review

Review of Dragonwyck (1946)

By Kelly C (294) on 17 Dec 2008

WTF? This movie is seriously messed up. Filled with incest and killing your wife because she doesn't bare a son (daughters don't count)…

Read Review

Review of Old Yeller (1957)

By Dan H (1,470) on 08 Jan 2015

Saw this very effective but awful movie at age 7. I grieved for that dog for years afterwards…

Read Review

Review of Fitzcarraldo (1982)

By Marnie Z (226) on 17 Sep 2010

Quite long. Didn't interest me in the least until they finally got to the jungle and then it didn't even really make a lot of sense…

Read Review

Review of The White Dawn (1974)

By Peter P (1,726) on 20 Jan 2010

(***): Thumbs Up An interesting film that you don't hear too much about when people discuss the works of Philip Kaufman…

Read Review

Review of The Secret Lives of Dentists (2002)

By Evan K (781) on 31 Dec 2010

1 star for having a plot that could actually happen and not unyielding the the strains of reality…

Read Review

Review of Little Women (1994)

By Dartt (1) on 27 Dec 2019

So boring! Lost interest was just waiting for it to end! There were people yawning and falling asleep in theater! Huge waste of time…

Read Review

Review of Glory (1989)

By Vincent Canby (762) for The New York Times (9,847) on 05 Oct 1992

Glory is celebratory, but it celebrates in a manner that insists on acknowledging the sorrow. This is a good, moving, complicated film…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

Purple Hearts

2022

56%11 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

79%1,167 Reviews

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

Oppenheimer

2023

85%310 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

The Platform

2019

70%94 Reviews

Parasite

2019

87%251 Reviews