Gentlemen of Fortune
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.
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Evgeni Leonov
Евгений Иванович Трошкин / Доцент, Сан Саныч Белый
Georgiy Vitsin
Гаврила Петрович Шереметьев, Хмырь
Savely Kramarov
Федя Ермаков, Косой
Radner Muratov
Василий Алибабаевич, Алибаба
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