The Sovereign's Servant (Russian: Слуга государев, romanized: Sluga Gosudarev) is a 2007 Russian swashbuckler film written and directed by Oleg Ryaskov, and starring Dmitry Miller, Aleksandr Bukharov, Kseniya Knyazeva, Darya Semyonova and Alexei Chadov in the lead roles. It depicts the events of the Great Northern War, with a particular focus on the Battle of Poltava.
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Plot
The film takes place during the Great Northern War of 1700-1721, focusing on the battle of Poltava. The King of France, Louis XIV, sends two duelists into exile: Antoine De La Bouche (Valery Malikov) is ordered to go to the camp of the King, Charles XII, of the Swedes and Charles de Brézé (Dmitry Miller) is sent to the camp of the Russian Tsar, Peter the First. Both Frenchmen face various dangers along their way. They witness the grand battle of Poltava from opposite sides. Court plots and romantic adventures stay in the past as both our milksops are plunged head first in the boiling pot of war and the horrors it brings into their lives, until they face on the Battle of Poltava.
After a duel, Charles is killed in the duel by De La Bouche. Then, Tsar Peter I asks Bouche about why he was exiled to Russia. He just wonders back to the past, where he and Charles prepared to be exiled. The last scene sets back to the past, when both went to Russia.
Cast
Dmitry Miller as Charles de Breze
Aleksandr Bukharov (actor) as Grigoriy Voronov
Kseniya Knyazeva as Sharlotta de Monterras
Darya Semyonova as Anka
Alexei Chadov as Angie
Valeriy Malikov as Antoine de La Bouche
Nikolai Chindyajkin as Polish Coaching Inn Keep
Andrey Sukhov as Peter the Great
Vladislav Demchenko as Prince Philipp
Dmitry Shilyayev as King Louis XIV
Andrey Ryklin as Alexander Menshikov
Rodion Yurin as Count de Guiche
Yelena Plaksina as Praskoviya
Ivan Shibanov as Marquise von Shomberg
Olga Artngoltz as Marquise Gretchen von Shomberg
Eduard Flerov as King Charles XII
Mariya Kozhevnikova as maidservant
Yulia Mayboroda as maidservant
Evgeny Menshov as usher
Release
The Sovereign's Servant was released in more than 20 countries, including:
Brazil, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, France, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Poland, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Israel.
A Director Cut was released on August 18, 2022.
Box office
Fees in Russia - $6.800.000 US (theaters, TV and DVD)
Fees in the World - $5.100.000 US (theaters, TV and DVD)
Fees total of - $11.900.000 US (theaters, TV and DVD)
The budget is - $6.600.000 US
Advertising - $2.700.000 US (Russia)
Copies - 385 (Russia)