Action/ adventure set in 15th or 16th century france. Somehow liberated from the bastille a pair of highwaymen rise in french society. A scene involving the swallowing of a gem in the bastille. A lot of cirque du soliel type music. Full period dress. There was also a duel scene. With plans to retire all set one of the robbers is shot. The title of the film is I believe the two highwaymens names. i.e. jones & smith or McCade & thomas

Could it be Plunkett & Macleane (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134033/)?

That is it thank you very much