On Guard (1997) on Netflix
Lagardère challenges the Duc de Nevers to a duel to learn his secret maneuver. The duke beats him and befriends him, and Nevers learns of the child Gonzague hid from him.
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In 1700 in France, Gonzague, the cousin of the Duc de Nevers, expects to inherit the duke's estates, and he has hidden from the duke the birth of a child by Blanche de Caylus, a baron's daughter. A swordsman named Lagardère challenges the duke to a friendly duel to learn his secret lethal maneuver; the duke beats him and befriends him. Gonzague's men then attempt to kill the duke, who escapes them. Determined to marry Blanche and claim his child, Nevers sets out for Caylus with Lagardère as his escort. Gonzague and his men follow close behind, intending to kill the duke before a wedding can take place.
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