The Duellists is the story of two French Hussars who engage in a series of affairs of honour at the beginning of the nineteenth century. It was produced by David Puttnam, the man the Reader’s Digest called the father of British cinema, so naturally it stars two Americans, Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel, in the principal roles. It’s great to look at, as you might expect, because Scott - here directing his first feature film - was one of the so-called ‘Renaissance’ directors, a group of British TV commercial chaps who moved to Hollywood in the late seventies to make feature films. Other members of this august clan include Adrian Lyne, Alan Parker, Hugh Hudson and Ridley Scott’s equally talented brother, Tony.