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Released
1971 · FILM

Gentlemen of Fortune

A reluctant kindergarten teacher goes undercover to replace a jailed thief, using his uncanny resemblance to infiltrate a criminal gang and recover a stolen historical artifact, only to discover that the outlaws may need guidance more than the law does.

“An Inharmonious Comedy”

Directed by
Aleksandr Seryy
Written by
Georgiy Daneliya, Viktoriya Tokareva
Runtime
88 min
Language
RU
ComedyCrimeDrama

Synopsis

Evgeniy Ivanovich Troshkin, a kindergarten teacher, is reluctantly sent undercover to replace an imprisoned thief who stole the helmet of Alexander the Great. Using his striking resemblance to the criminal, Evgeniy infiltrates the gang in an effort to uncover the location of the stolen artifact. He discovers that the gangsters, much to his surprise, are not unlike his students—they too require love and care.

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Principal cast & crew: 17

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Edited by M RenkovaShot by Georgiy KupriyanovScored by Gennadiy GladkovDesigned by Boris Nemechek

Also known as

  • Gentlemen der Erfolgede
  • Gentlemen of Fortuneen
  • Caballeros afortunadoses
  • Les Gentilshommes de la chancefr
  • Džentl'meny udačiit

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