Gentlemen of Fortune

Gentlemen of Fortune

7.8

Dec 13 1971

1h 28m

Comedy, Crime, Drama

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.

Evgeni Leonov

Evgeni Leonov

Евгений Иванович Трошкин / Доцент, Сан Саныч Белый

Georgiy Vitsin

Georgiy Vitsin

Гаврила Петрович Шереметьев, Хмырь

Savely Kramarov

Savely Kramarov

Федя Ермаков, Косой

Radner Muratov

Radner Muratov

Василий Алибабаевич, Алибаба

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