The Duelist

The story

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.

Cast

P Pyotr FyodorovYakovlev V Vladimir MashkovEarl Beklemishev F Franziska PetriAleksandra Iosifovna M Martin WuttkeGerman Baron S Sergey GarmashOne-armed nobleman Y Yuri KolokolnikovBasargin A Aleksandr YatsenkoYakovlev Jr. Y Yuriy KuznetsovServant A Anton Kuznetsovmerchant, gunsmith D Dmitriy KulichkovChichagov P Pavel TabakovPrince Tuchkov Y Yuliya KhlyninaMarfa Tuchkova

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A Alexandr Mizevofficer-jailer P Petr Skvortsovconvict I Igor Khripunovsekundant knyazya Reyna A Arthur Beschastnysteward N Nikolay Buteninconvict P Pavel Kuzmincaptain Liprandi D Dmitry Lysenkovsenate official A Anatoly Kondyubovdoctor Arndt N Nikita Kukushkinyoung sergeant A Alexandr Aravushkinfortress comendant P Pierre Bourel S Sergey Godin S Sergey Trebesov M Maksim Klimenko G Gleb Temnov Y Yan Kuzmin N Nikolay Yakovlev S Svetlana Obidina N Natalya Kalinina A Aleksandra Serebryakova A Artem Vasilyev N Nikolay Kiy D Dmitry Zhuravlev S Svetlana Mertsalova L Lyudmila Grigorash