The Duelist (2016)
Directed by Aleksey Mizgirev
Genres - Mystery, Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical Film, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Adventure Drama, Period Film |
Release Date - Dec 2, 2016 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 110 min. |
Countries - Russia |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Jack Rodgers
A retired Army officer (Petr Fedorov) in 1860 St. Petersburg acts as a professional stand-in for pistol duels among the nobility. However, he soon gets caught up in a scheme involving a count (Vladimir Mashkov) who plans to kill off those he owes money to via duels. Written and directed by Aleksey Mizgirev.
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duel, gun, nobility, scheme, stand-in