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“The Last Duel” is like a medieval tale deconstructed, piece by piece, until its heavily armored male characters and the genres mythologized nobility are unmasked.

The director's latest epic - starring Matt Damon and Adam Driver - is based on a real-life duel that transfixed 14th-century France

In 1386, two Frenchmen fought a duel in a field outside Paris, each seeking to bury his blade in the other’s body. One combatant had been accused of raping the other’s wife, a charge he denied vehemently. After an initial verdict of innocence was returned, the accuser demanded a trial by combat. The judgment was now God’s alone… who would be chosen to die? | By Hannah Skoda

The Last Duel is based on the true story of Marguerite de Carrouges but how does it stack up to history? Read The Last Duel ending explained

It’s December 1386. A knight and a squire face off in the last duel sanctioned by the French crown in the latest based-on-a-true-story movie from “Black Hawk Down” director Ridley Scott. The knight has accused the squire of raping his wife and a battle to the death will determine guilt or innocence. Marine veteran Adam Driver plays squire Jacques Le Gris, Matt Damon plays the knight Jean de Carrouges and Jodie Comer plays Lady Marguerite, whose rape led to the duel. Ben Affleck is Pierre D...

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NEW YORK (CNS) -- There are many knights but not much shining armor in the grim historical drama The Last Duel (20th Century).

France, 1386 C.E. – The violence and devastation of the Hundred Years War with England has engulfed the country. Jean de Carrouges (Matt Damon) is a The Koalition interviewed The Last Duel's Jodie Comer, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and co-writer Nicole Holofcener about creating the movie's multiple perspectives.

The history behind the new movie 'The Last Duel' explained, from who all these people are to how it wasn't literally the last duel ever.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s new collaboration with Ridley Scott misses what’s important about the famous 14th-century rape case.