The Duelist

"On The Dark Side Of Honor"

2016 1h 50m RU

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 106

AdventureActionDrama

Synopsis

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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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Cast

Pyotr Fyodorov
Yakovlev
Vladimir Mashkov
Earl Beklemishev
Franziska Petri
Aleksandra Iosifovna
Martin Wuttke
German Baron
Sergey Garmash
One-armed nobleman
Yuri Kolokolnikov
Basargin
Aleksandr Yatsenko
Yakovlev Jr.
Yuriy Kuznetsov
Servant

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Aleksei Mizgiryov
Writers: Aleksei Mizgiryov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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MONEY

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Earned back only 48% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Aleksei Mizgiryov, shot by Maxim Osadchy-Korytkovsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Igor Vdovin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Igor Litoninskiy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Pyotr Fyodorov and Vladimir Mashkov and Franziska Petri carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "On The Dark Side Of Honor".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5282006 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Aleksei Mizgiryov directs. Maxim Osadchy-Korytkovsky behind the camera. Igor Vdovin scores. Igor Litoninskiy cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 48% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Directed by Aleksei Mizgiryov, shot by Maxim Osadchy-Korytkovsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Igor Vdovin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Igor Litoninskiy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Pyotr Fyodorov and Vladimir Mashkov and Franziska Petri carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "On The Dark Side Of Honor".
8IMDB entry: tt5282006 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.