The Duelist (2016 film)

The Duelist
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Aleksey Mizgirev
Screenplay by	Aleksey Mizgirev
Based on	Original script by Aleksey Mizgirev
Produced by	Alexander Rodnyansky Sergei Melkumov
Starring	Pyotr Fyodorov Vladimir Mashkov Yulia Khlynina Pavel Tabakov Sergei Garmash Yuri Kolokolnikov Martin Wuttke Franziska Petri
Cinematography	Maksim Osadchy
Edited by	Igor Litoninskiy
Music by	Igor Vdovin
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Non-Stop Production
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Sony Pictures Releasing (WDSSPR)[1]
Release dates	September 9, 2016 (2016-09-09) (TIFF) September 29, 2016 (2016-09-29) (Russia)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Russia
Language	Russian
Budget	US$11.4 million[2]
Box office	US$6.01 million[3]

The Duelist (Russian: Дуэлянт, romanized: Duelyant) is a 2016 Russian action adventure thriller drama film directed by Aleksey Mizgirev. The film stars Pyotr Fyodorov, Vladimir Mashkov, and Yulia Khlynina.^[4] This is the Russian third feature film produced using the IMAX format.^[5] 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.