

"Fencing is a science. Loving is a passion. Duelling is an obsession."
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.
Armand d'Hubert

Gabriel Feraud

Joseph Fouché

Colonel Perteley

Adèle

Brigadier-General Treillard

Dr. Jacquin

Amiable Second

Laura

Lieutenant Lacourbe

Tall Second

Maid

Léonie

Mme. de Lionne

Chevalier du Rivarol

Captain with Eyepatch

Mayor's Son
Cuirassier

Hilaire

Singer
Fencing Master

Fortune Teller

Surgeon
Officer

Cossack / Hussar

Officer
Swordsman
Officer
Gen. Treillard's Aide-de-Camp
Orderly shaving Gen. Treillard

Léonie's son
Léonie's son

Narrator (voice)

Pianist (uncredited)
Napoleonic Boy Soldier (uncredited)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)