The Duelist (2016 film)
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Aleksey Mizgirev |
| Produced by |
Alexander Rodnyansky Sergei Melkumov |
| Screenplay by | Aleksey Mizgirev |
| Based on | Original script by Aleksey Mizgirev |
| Starring |
Pyotr Fyodorov Vladimir Mashkov Sergei Garmash Yuliya Khlynina Pavel Tabakov Yuri Kolokolnikov Martin Wuttke Franziska Petri |
| Music by | Igor Vdovin |
| Cinematography | Maksim Osadchiy |
| Edited by | Igor Litoninskiy |
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Non-Stop Productions
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| Distributed by |
Russia Sony Pictures Releasing and Columbia Pictures United States: Columbia Pictures |
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Running time
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110 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Budget | US$11.4 million |
| Box office | US$6.01 million |
The Duelist (Russian: Дуэлянт) is a 2016 Russian adventure drama film directed by Aleksey Mizgirev. The film stars Pyotr Fyodorov, Vladimir Mashkov, and Sergei Garmash. This is the Russian third feature film produced using the IMAX format. It was released in Russia on September 29, 2016 in full IMAX.
An adventure film, with dramatic and thriller elements set against the backdrop of palaces and the noble view of the Russian capital, the movie centers on Yakovlev, a retired officer, who returns to St. Petersburg from a long exile. While in the city, he fights as a duelist’s representative. During Nineteenth-century Russian duel law allowed for a duelist to be replaced by any one person. Though Yakovlev fights for money, he also seeks honor and revenge against those who disgraced him, therein, challenging the Russian Providence.
The Duelist is written & directed by indie Russian filmmaker Aleksey Mizgirev, made by Non-Stop Productions and produced by Alexander Rodnyansky.
The movie goes back to the novels of City mysteries, popular in the middle of the 19th century (the most famous example - Les Vrais Mystères de Paris (1844) by Eugène François Vidocq). In preparation for filming, Alex Mizgiryov reviewed the movie The Duellists directed by Ridley Scott (1977) and loosely based on the novel by Joseph Conrad's Duel, which, in turn, was inspired by Pushkin's The Shot.
Set in Saint Petersburg in 1860, the story revolves around retired officer Yakovlev. A deadly shot, Yakovlev is effectively a kind of mercenary in that he is available for hire through his associate Baron Staroe to stand in for others in formal duels.
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