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The Duelist

The Duelist

On The Dark Side Of Honor

20166.21h 50m

Overview

Returning to Saint Petersburg after a long exile, the dashing Yakovlev, a retired army officer, makes a comfortable living by winning other people's duels. An enigmatic, focused, and extremely skilled professional, he leaves a trail of dead bodies behind him as he swirls through polite society, frequently called upon to wield a pistol as a surrogate in duels at dawn. But when Yakovlev meets the naïve young Prince Tuchov and his beautiful sister, Princess Martha, the normally cold-hearted mercenary is surprised by hitherto undetected emotions. What transpires uncovers a series of revelations about his past and his present self.

Directed by Aleksei Mizgiryov
Written by Aleksei Mizgiryov
Produced by Sergey Melkumov, Alexander Rodnyansky
Box OfficeBudget: $12.8MRevenue: $6.1M

Top Cast

Pyotr Fyodorov

Pyotr Fyodorov

Yakovlev

Vladimir Mashkov

Vladimir Mashkov

Earl Beklemishev

Franziska Petri

Franziska Petri

Aleksandra Iosifovna

Martin Wuttke

Martin Wuttke

German Baron

Sergey Garmash

Sergey Garmash

One-armed nobleman

Yuri Kolokolnikov

Yuri Kolokolnikov

Basargin

Aleksandr Yatsenko

Aleksandr Yatsenko

Yakovlev Jr.

Yuriy Kuznetsov

Yuriy Kuznetsov

Servant

Anton Kuznetsov

Anton Kuznetsov

merchant, gunsmith

Dmitriy Kulichkov

Dmitriy Kulichkov

Chichagov

Themes & Keywords

fightrevenge19th century

About The Duelist

The Duelist is a adventure, action, drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of fight, revenge, 19th century. Directed by Aleksei Mizgiryov, it stars Pyotr Fyodorov, Vladimir Mashkov, Franziska Petri. Returning to Saint Petersburg after a long exile, the dashing Yakovlev, a retired army officer, makes a comfortable living by winning other people's duels. An enigmatic, focused, and extremely skilled professional, he leaves a trail of dead bodies behind him as he swirls through polite society, frequently called upon to wield a pistol as a surrogate in duels at dawn. But when Yakovlev meets the naïve young Prince Tuchov and his beautiful sister, Princess Martha, the normally cold-hearted mercenary is surprised by hitherto undetected emotions. What transpires uncovers a series of revelations about his past and his present self.

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