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Gentlemen of Fortune (1971)
Dzhentlmeny udachi (original title)

88 min  -  Comedy | Crime | Drama  -   13 December 1971 (Soviet Union)
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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... See full summary »

Director:

Aleksandr Seryj

Writers:

Georgi Daneliya, Viktoriya Tokareva

Stars:

Evgeni Leonov, Georgiy Vitsin and Radner Muratov
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Evgeni Leonov Evgeni Leonov ...
Troshkin / Dotsent / Professor
Georgiy Vitsin Georgiy Vitsin ...
Khmyr / Sad Sack
Radner Muratov Radner Muratov ...
Saveli Kramarov Saveli Kramarov ...
Fedya Yermakov / Cross Eyes
Natalya Fateeva Natalya Fateeva ...
Lyudmila, archeologist's daughter
Erast Garin Erast Garin ...
Nikolai Grigorevich Maltsev, archeologist
Nikolay Olyalin Nikolay Olyalin ...
Colonel Verchenko (as N. Olyalin)
Anatoli Papanov Anatoli Papanov ...
Chess Player in Hotel
Pavel Shpringfeld Pavel Shpringfeld ...
Cloakroom attendant
Lyubov Sokolova Lyubov Sokolova ...
Kindergarten Principal
Oleg Vidov ...
Lieutenant Vladimir Slavin
Aleksei Vanin Aleksei Vanin ...
The old thief
Natalya Vorobyova Natalya Vorobyova ...
Elena
Zoya Vasilkova Zoya Vasilkova ...
Dvornichikha
Galina Mikeladze Galina Mikeladze
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Storyline

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 carefully play out the part of his "evil twin". Written by John Isaak <zardock@geocities.com>  

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Criminal | Schoolteacher | Disguise | Escape From Prison | Road Trip  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Джентльмены удачи See more »

Company Credits

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Trivia

"Dotsent" is a common Russian academic title, roughly corresponding to "Professor" in the USA. The plot of a timid ordinary citizen being mistaken for a hardened criminal and becoming involved in catching the crooks goes back in US film history at least to John Ford's The Whole Town's Talking, a comedy-drama that starred Edward G. Robinson in a similar dual role. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Troshkin is being hit by Mikola in prison, Troshkin's pants already have a dirt mark in the back, most probably from rehearsals. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Fedya Yermakov: Trrrr. I guess there are snakes here.
Khmyr: What snakes?
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Soundtracks

"Novogodnyaya pesenka"
("New Year Song")
Music by Gennadiy Gladkov
Lyrics by Igor Shaferan See more »