Gentlemen of Fortune

"An Inharmonious Comedy"

1971 1h 28m RU

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7.8

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★7.8TMDB · 283

ComedyCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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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.

“An Inharmonious Comedy”

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Cast

Evgeni Leonov
Evgeni Ivanovich Troshkin / Dotsent
Georgiy Vitsin
Khmyr
Savely Kramarov
Kosoy
Radner Muratov
Alibaba
Erast Garin
Nikolai Georgievich Maltsev
Natalya Fateyeva
Lyudmila, Maltsev's daughter
Roman Filippov
authority Nikolai Pitersky
Oleg Vidov
senior lieutenant Vladimir Nikolaevich Slavin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Aleksandr Sery
Writers: Georgiy Daneliya, Viktoriya Tokareva
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Aleksandr Sery, shot by Georgiy Kupriyanov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Gennadiy Gladkov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mariya Renkova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Evgeni Leonov and Georgiy Vitsin and Savely Kramarov carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "An Inharmonious Comedy".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0068519 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Aleksandr Sery directs. Georgiy Kupriyanov behind the camera. Gennadiy Gladkov scores. Mariya Renkova cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
255 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Aleksandr Sery, shot by Georgiy Kupriyanov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Gennadiy Gladkov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mariya Renkova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Evgeni Leonov and Georgiy Vitsin and Savely Kramarov carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "An Inharmonious Comedy".
8IMDB entry: tt0068519 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.