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.
Keith Carradine
Harvey Keitel
Albert Finney
Edward Fox
Cristina Raines
Robert Stephens
Tom Conti
John McEnery
Diana Quick
Alun Armstrong
Maurice Colbourne
Gay Hamilton
Meg Wynn Owen
Jenny Runacre
Alan Webb
Arthur Dignam
Matthew Guinness
Dave Hill
Neville Jason
Timothy Penrose
William Morgan Sheppard
Liz Smith
Anthony Douse
Hugh Fraser
Richard Graydon
Tim Hardy
William Hobbs
Michael Irving
Tony Mathews
Pete Postlethwaite
Jason Scott
Luke Scott
Stacy Keach
Jean-Pierre Bordas
Paul Casson-Yardley
George Oliver