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- Is The Last Duel based on a true story? In short, yes. The first two chapters of the three-act film, penned by Damon and Affleck, draw heavily on Jager’s research, recounting Marguerite’s rape and the events surrounding it from the perspectives of Carrouges and Le Gris, respectively.
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Oct 15, 2021 · At the heart of The Last Duel lies a historical mystery, still not definitively solved over 600 years later: was the noblewoman Marguerite de Carrouges raped by the squire Jacques Le Gris?
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Oct 16, 2021 · Yes, ‘The Last Duel’ is a true story. Here’s what’s historical fact and fiction Matt Damon as Sir Jean de Carrouges in 20th Century Studios’ “The Last Duel.”
The Last Duel is a 2021 historical drama film [6] directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by Nicole Holofcener, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon, based on the 2004 book The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France by Eric Jager.
The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France is a 2004 book by American author Eric Jager about one of the last officially recognized judicial duels fought in France.
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Nov 30, 2021 · The Last Duel true story explained. The film - co-written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck - takes place around halfway through the Hundred Years War, a series of conflicts between England and...