| Uniform Title |
Last duel (Motion picture : 2021) |
| Title |
The last duel. |
| Published |
Richmond, Victoria : Distributed by The Walt Disney Company (Australia), ©2021. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (146 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Walt Disney Company (Australia) : E36360. |
| Originally premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 10, 2021, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 15, 2021. |
| Based on the 2004 book The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France by Eric Jager. |
| "The true story of a woman who defied a nation and made history" -- Cover. |
| CONTENT WARNING: This series has strong themes of abuse.. If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Sexual Assault Counselling Service: 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732), available 24 hours. |
| Credits |
Directed by Ridley Scott ; produced by Ridley Scott [and 5 others] ; screenplay by Nicole Holofcener, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon. |
| Performers |
Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, Ben Affleck, Harriet Walter, Željko Ivanek, Marton Csokas, Alex Lawther. |
| Summary |
After the wife of knight Jean de Carrouge accuses his squire of assaulting her virtue, King Charles VI declares that the men must fight to the death, leaving the truth to be revealed by God who will let the guilty man perish. This arrangement will leave the woman either believed or besmirched, her life and position in society ruined no matter the result. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : MA 15+ |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; widescreen 2.39:1. |
| Language note |
English, Spanish, French. Subtitles Spanish, French. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. [AD] English Audio Description (Descriptive narration for the vision impaired). |
| Subjects |
Jager, Eric, -- 1957- Film adaptations |
| Kings and rulers -- 14th century -- Drama |
| Dueling -- France -- 14th century -- Drama |
| Scandals -- France -- History -- To 1500 -- Drama |
| Wager of battle -- France -- History -- To 1500 -- Drama |
| Rape -- 14th century -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| France -- History -- Medieval period, 987-1515 -- Drama |
| France -- History -- 14th century -- Drama |
| Genre |
Historical films |
| Epic films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Video recordings for people with visual disabilities |
| Other Names |
Scott, Ridley director, producer. |
| Holofcener, Nicole screenwriter, producer. |
| Affleck, Ben, 1972- screenwriter, producer, actor. |
| Damon, Matt screenwriter, producer, actor. |
| Walsh, Kevin J., 1975- producer. |
| Fox, Jennifer producer. |
| Driver, Adam actor. |
| Comer, Jodie, 1993- actor. |
| Walter, Harriet actor. |
| Ivanek, Željko, 1957- actor. |
| Csokas, Marton, 1966- actor. |
| Lawther, Alex, 1995- actor. |
| Jager, Eric, 1957-, Last duel : a true story of crime, scandal, and trial by combat in medieval France Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Affleck, Ben, 1972- .
- Comer, Jodie, 1993- .
- Csokas, Marton, 1966- .
- Damon, Matt .
- Driver, Adam .
- Fox, Jennifer .
- Holofcener, Nicole .
- Ivanek, Željko, 1957- .
- Jager, Eric, 1957-, Last duel : a true story of crime, scandal, and trial by combat in medieval France .
- Lawther, Alex, 1995- .
- Scott, Ridley .
- Walsh, Kevin J., 1975- .
- Walter, Harriet .
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