Simple-minded simplification of a wonderful Conrad tale about two officers in Napoleon's army who engage each other in a series of duels over a period of years. The duels are shot in a panicked manner that does not allow you to appreciate the action, and the rest of the scenes are in a pretentious painterly style that does not encourage you to think of them as even alive. Keith Carradine, Harvey Keitel; directed by Ridley Scott. (1977) — Duncan Shepherd
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