The top 20 duels in cinema – ranked!

Forty-four years after The Duellists, Ridley Scott draws swords again with his star-studded swashbuckler The Last Duel. But which one-on-one fight film is the champion? Let mortal combat begin ...

Inspired by Ridley Scott's The Duellists, Gregory Widen wrote a screenplay about immortals trying to hack each other's heads off with big swords. Former Olympic fencer Bob Anderson choreographed the showdown between Christopher Lambert and evil Clancy Brown, who is clearly having too much fun to live. There can be only one!" Followed by a zillion sequels and TV spin-offs.