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TIFF 2016: Watch The Explosive New Trailer For THE DUELIST

Currently on deck for a premiere amid the specials line-up at TIFF, Alexey Mizgirev’s new thriller, The Duelist, is back and making the rounds with a pulsating new trailer brimming with intensity and action. SYNOPSIS: An adventure film, with dramatic and thriller elements set against the backdrop of palaces and the noble view of the Russian capital, The Duelist 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. (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. Starring are Petr Fedorov, Vladimir Mashkov, Martin Wuttke, Julia Khlynina, Yuri Kolokolnikov and Franziska Petri for its World Premiere next month ahead of its Russian IMAX release on September 29. […]

Alexei Mizgirev's THE DUELIST Gets A Brand New Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

From the crew that brought you Fedor Bondarchuk’s Stalingrad comes director Alexei Mizgirev’s newest, The Duelist. The film now has a September 29 release moved up from its previous October date which should be good for anyone keen on what looks to be a slick, stylish period Russian period thriller. SYNOPSIS An adventure film, with dramatic and thriller elements set against the backdrop of palaces and the noble view of the Russian capital, The Duelist 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. (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. Yakovlev fearlessly plays with destiny as an example of traditional romantic characters from the […]

Alexei Mizgirev's THE DUELIST Gets An IMAX Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

Since its international appear with Fedor Bondarchuk’s blockbuster hit, Stalingrad, the same crew who also brought about Golden Globe winning and Academy Award-nominated Leviathan, is now looking to impress with director Alexei Mizgirev’s newest, The Duelist. A trailer has been making the rounds for about a few months now since IMAX Corporation announced an October 2016 debut in Russia and select terriorities and judging by the footage, the hype isn’t exactly weightless considering how immersive the trailer is from the top. It’s dark, its grim, the cinematography looks sharp and very inviting. An adventure film, with dramatic and thriller elements set against the backdrop of palaces and the noble view of the Russian capital, The Duelist 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. (Nineteenth-century Russian duel law allowed for a duelist to […]