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Gentlemen of Fortune is a russe film of genre Drama released in USA on 14 december 1971 with Evgueni Leonov
Gentlemen of Fortune (1971)
Джентльмены удачи
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Add to a movie listGentlemen of Fortune (Russian: Джентльмены удачи, translit. Dzhentlmeny udachi) is a Soviet comedy, filmed at Mosfilm and directed by Aleksandr Seryj. The stars of the film include famous Soviet actors such as Savely Kramarov, Yevgeny Leonov, Georgy Vitsin, and Radner Muratov.
The film was the leader of Soviet distribution in 1972 having 65.02 million viewers.
Synopsis
The movie follows the story of an amiable kindergarten director named Troshkin who looks exactly like a cruel criminal nicknamed Docent (Доцент, literally associate professor) that has stolen Alexander the Great's helmet at an archaeological excavation. Docent and his gang are caught by police, but Docent is imprisoned in a different jail than his mates. Since Troshkin looks identical to Docent, the police send him undercover to prison with the real criminals to get information about the stolen helmet. He must pretend to be the real felon Docent, so in order to be convincing, Troshkin, a well-educated and good-natured man, has to learn slang and manners of criminals.Actors
Evgueni Leonov
(Евгений Иванович Трошкин / Доцент, Сан Саныч Белый)
Georgy Vitsin
(Gavrila Sheremetev (Sad Sack))
Savely Kramarov
(Федя Ермаков, Косой)
Radner Mouratov
(Василий Алибабаевич, Алибаба)
Nikolay Olyalin
(полковник милиции)
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