The Duel
1973, Russian. Directed by Iosif Kheifits.
Dramatic story about two young men, two intellectuals of the 1890th. It is a story about a complex human character. Being tortured by ignorance and boredom of life, clerk Laevsky is longing to break the depraved circle of his existence. His moral antipode, naturalist Von Coren is sure that people like Laevsky are worth being destroyed. But regardless characters' will and desires, providence deals with their lives in its own way...
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Iosif KheifitsDirector
- Oleg DalLayevski
- Vladimir VysotskyVon Koren
- Lyudmila MaksakovaNadezhda Fyodorovna
- Yuri MedvedevSheshkovsky
- Anatoliy PapanovDr. Samoylenko
- Georgi KorolchukPobedov
- Anatoliy AzoKirilin
- Ashot MelikjanyanAchmianov
- Lyubov MalinovskayaMarya Bityugova
- Andrei ApsolonBityugov
- Ángel GutiérrezAchmianov Sr.
- Igor EfimovBoyko
Details
- Released
- 20 December 1973
- Original title
- Плохой хороший человек
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Iosif Kheifits
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What The Duel is based on
The Duel is based on The Duel (1891) by Anton Chekhov.
1891
The Duel
By Anton Chekhov
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The Duel runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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Which OTT platform is The Duel on?
The Duel isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 December 1973. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Duel?
If you liked The Duel, try Adventures of a Mathematician, Munich - The Edge of War, Tsar.
Who directed The Duel?
The Duel (1973) was directed by Iosif Kheifits and stars Oleg Dal, Vladimir Vysotsky, Lyudmila Maksakova.
What is The Duel based on?
The Duel is based on The Duel (1891) by Anton Chekhov.