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Gentlemeny udachy (1972)
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User Rating:
8.8/10
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Director:
Aleksandr Seryj
Writers:
Georgi Daneliya Viktoriya Tokareva
Release Date:
17 May 1973 (Hungary)
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Genre:
Comedy / Crime
Plot Summary:
A kindergarten director Troshkin is a dead ringer for a criminal nicknamed "Docent" who stole the priceless...
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User Comments:
A truly classic Russian comedy
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(Cast overview, first billed only)Evgeni Leonov ... Troshkin; Dotsent ("Professor")Georgi Vitsin ... Khmyr ("Sad Sack")Radner Muratov ... Vasily Alibabayevich ("Ali-Baba")Saveli Kramarov ... Fedya Yermakov ("Cross Eyes")Natalya Fateyeva ... Lyudmila, archeologist's daughterErast Garin ... Nikolai Grigorevich Maltsev, archeologistNikolai Olyalin ... Colonel Verchenko (as N. Olyalin)Anatoli Papanov ... Chess Player in HotelPavel Shpringfeld ... Cloakroom attendantLyubov Sokolova ... Kindergarten PrincipalOleg Vidov ... Lieutenant Vladimir SlavinAleksei Vanin ... The old thiefNatalya Vorobyova ... ElenaZoya Vasilkova ... DvornichikhaGalina Mikeladze (as G. Mikeladze)more
Also Known As:Джентльмены удачи (Soviet Union: Russian title) Gentlemen of Fortune (USA) (video title) Gentlemen of Luck
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Runtime:
88 min
Country:
Soviet Union
Language:
Russian
Color:
Color
Certification:
Argentina:13/ Finland:K-8
MOVIEmeter:
24% since last week
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Company:
Mosfilm
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Trivia:
"Dotsent" is a common Russian academic title, roughly corresponding to "The 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 (1935), a comedy-drama that starred Edward G. Robinson in a similar dual role.
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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.
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Quotes:
Vasily Alibabayevich:
[Reading Khmyr's child's letter] Dear dad! When mom and I found out that you were in jail, we got very excited. And mom also got very excited because we thought you were dead. Mom kept telling me that you were a test pilot.
Fedya Yermakov:
He's a thief pilot, stole everybody's money and blamed it on a cab driver.
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Soundtrack:
Novogodnyaya pesenka
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22 out of 22 people found the following comment useful:-
A truly classic Russian comedy, 10 April 2002
Author:
George Freedman (geosochi@yahoo.com) from Glendale, California
This is my favorite Russian comedy, and although it is 30 years old, people
still enjoy it more than most other comedies today. A satiric and witty
movie that revolves around an adventurous plot. The plot is basically that
a
convict (Dotsent) escapes from prison and the militia (Russian police) find
the criminal's lookalike, a kindergarten teacher. He goes undercover and
pretends to be a criminal to help the militia find the where the real
convict has hidden a stolen mask. He makes a phony escape from the prison
with two others, who think he is the real Dotsent. He eventually befriends
with them and they become attached, but I won't reveal the rest. From my
plot review it might seem as a violent movie or something like that, but
actually it is good for the entire family. The movie is entertaining
throughout and if you want to see a comparison with an American equivalent,
it's like a lot like Seinfeld because it's a situational comedy. If you are
a fan of Russian cinematography and haven't seen this one, watch it right
away because this is a true classic with some of the greatest Russian
actors
(see cast).
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