Gentlemen of Fortune (1971)
Original title: Джентльмены удачи
Gentlemen of Fortune is a 1971 Russian-language comedy movie directed by Aleksandr Sery, with a running time of 1h 28m. It stars Evgeni Leonov, Georgiy Vitsin and Savely Kramarov.
Kindergarten teacher Evgeniy Ivanovich Troshkin is reluctantly sent undercover to take the place of an imprisoned thief who stole Alexander the Great's helmet. Evgeniy uses his striking resemblance to the thief to infiltrate his gang and learn the location of the stolen artifact. He finds the gangsters are unexpectedly similar to his students- they also need love and care.
Quick answers
What is Gentlemen of Fortune about?
Kindergarten teacher Evgeniy Ivanovich Troshkin is reluctantly sent undercover to take the place of an imprisoned thief who stole Alexander the Great's helmet. Evgeniy uses his striking resemblance to the thief to infiltrate his gang and learn the location of the stolen artifact. He finds the gangsters are unexpectedly similar to his students- they also need love and care.
When was Gentlemen of Fortune released?
Gentlemen of Fortune was released on 13 December 1971.
How long is Gentlemen of Fortune?
Gentlemen of Fortune runs 1h 28m.
Who made Gentlemen of Fortune?
Gentlemen of Fortune was directed by Aleksandr Sery.
Cast
- Evgeni Leonov as Evgeni Ivanovich Troshkin / Dotsent
- Georgiy Vitsin as Khmyr
- Savely Kramarov as Kosoy
- Radner Muratov as Alibaba
- Erast Garin as Nikolai Georgievich Maltsev
- Natalya Fateyeva as Lyudmila, Maltsev's daughter
- Roman Filippov as authority Nikolai Pitersky
- Oleg Vidov as senior lieutenant Vladimir Nikolaevich Slavin
- Nikolay Olyalin as police colonel
- Anatoliy Papanov as chess player
- Lyubov Sokolova as head of the kindergarten
- Pavel Shpringfeld as cloakroom attendant