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.
as Yakovlev
as Earl Beklemishev
as Aleksandra Iosifovna
as German Baron
as One-armed nobleman
as Basargin
as Yakovlev Jr.
as Servant
as merchant, gunsmith
as Chichagov
as Prince Tuchkov
as Marfa Tuchkova
as officer-jailer
as convict
as sekundant knyazya Reyna
as steward
as convict
as captain Liprandi
as senate official
as doctor Arndt
as young sergeant
as fortress comendant
