The Duel (1910 film)

The Duel (Поединок) is a 1910 Russian short film directed by Maurice Maître.

Plot
The film is based on the 1905 novel The Duel by Aleksandr Kuprin.

Lieutenant Romashov falls in love with his captain's young wife Alexandra Nikolaeva.

History
The premiere took place on September 28, 1910. The film has been preserved to our time without inscriptions.

Cast

 * A. Lesnogorsky as Romashov
 * Z. Mamonova as Shurochka
 * Nikolay Vailiev as Nikolaev
 * Lidiya Sycheva
 * Nikolai Vekov

Film crew
Directed by: André Maitre

Screenplay: Vladimir Konenko

Cinematography: Georges Meyer, Toppi

Production designer: Czeslaw Sabinski

Literature

 * Great Cinema. Catalog of Surviving Feature Films of Russia. 1908 — 1919; New Literary Review Publishing, 2002. Page 66. ISBN 5-86793-155-2