The Last Duel (2021)

The Last Duel

20th Century Studios

Release date: 10/15/2021

20th Century Studios’ The Last Duel will be available on Digital November 30, 2021 and on 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray™ and DVD December 14, 2021

#whatonwhatgood Fan Club Rating: 77%

Directed by

Ridley Scott

Screenplay by

Nicole Holofcener, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon

Starring

Matt Damon as Sir Jean de Carrouges

Adam Driver as Jacques Le Gris

Jodie Comer as Marguerite de Carrouges

Ben Affleck as Pierre d’Alençon

Harriet Walter as Nicole de Carrouges

Marton Csokas as Crespin

Adam Nagaitis as Adam Louvel

Based upon the book by

Eric Jager

Produced by

Ridley Scott, p.g.a, Kevin J. Walsh, p.g.a, Jennifer Fox, p.g.a, Nicole Holofcener, p.g.a, Matt Damon, p.g.a, Ben Affleck, p.g.a

Executive Producers

Madison Ainley, Kevin Halloran, Drew Vinton

Music by

Harry Gregson-Williams

Social Media

Twitter: @TheLastDuelFilm

Facebook: @TheLastDuelFilm

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Matt Damon who plays Sir Jean de Carrouges discusses The Last Duel

“These guys were born into the middle of a hundred year war. They only knew this incredibly violent life, part of which was literally raping and pillaging, which were—and still are—weapons of war, but that was the world that these guys lived in. It was incredibly, incredibly violent, so when reading the book it felt like the only story that was worth telling was hers; her incredible bravery under this awful pressure, to be interrogated that way, to be shamed that way, but to never relent and, in that culture, tell the truth about what happened to her.”

Ben Affleck who plays Jacques Le Gris discusses The Last Duel

“We found so many aspects of the formal, codified patriarchy of 14th century Western Europe to still be present in vestigial ways (and in some cases almost unchanged) in today’s society. Further, we wanted to examine how institutions, acculturation and social norms had and continue to have such a profound effect on how an individual perceives reality and explore the notion that these factors had a great deal to do with the widely varying historical accounts from the time as well as use perspective to dramatize those private moments which were not recorded by history.”

Jodie Comer who plays Marguerite de Carrouges discusses her character 

“For Marguerite, this was an arranged marriage…it wasn’t a marriage that stemmed from love. I think she has respect for Carrouges, but it’s not a happy marriage at all.”

Harriet Walter who plays Nicole de Carrouges discusses her character

“She’s hard. She’s a tough nut…she has made her decisions about life and is sticking to them.”