Gentlemen of Fortune (1971)

8.3TV-1386 minDirector: Aleksandr Seryj

1971 Soviet film

Gentlemen of Fortune (Russian: Джентльмены удачи, romanized: Dzhentlmeny udachi) is a 1971 Soviet crime comedy-drama film, filmed at Mosfilm and directed by Aleksandr Sery. The stars of the film include famous Soviet actors such as Yevgeny Leonov, Georgy Vitsin, Savely Kramarov and Radner Muratov.

The film was the leader of Soviet distribution in 1972, drawing 65.02 million box office admissions.

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Gentlemen of Fortune (1971) — A kindergarten director Troshkin is a dead ringer for a criminal nicknamed "Docent" who stole the priceless headpiece of Alexander the Great during an archaeological expedition. But after militia "inputs" Troshkin into the criminal environment he has nothing left to do but to car
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