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Gentlemen of Fortune (Dzhentlmeny udachi)

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Gentlemen of Fortune
(Dzhentlmeny udachi)
Dzhentlmeny udachi Poster.jpg
Cinema Poster
Country SOV.jpg USSR
Directed by Aleksandr Seryj
Release Date 1971
Language Russian
Studio Mosfilm
Main Cast
Character Actor
Eugene Troshkin/Docent Evgeni Leonov
Gavrila Sheremetev aka "Sad Sack" Georgi Vitsin
Fedya Yermakov aka "Cross Eyes" Saveli Kramarov
Vasily Alibabayevich aka "Ali-Baba" Radner Muratov


Gentlemen of Fortune (Dzhentlmeny udachi) is a Soviet 1971 crime comedy directed by Aleksandr Seryj. Evgeni Leonov appears in two roles: a criminal called Docent and a kindergarten director Eugene Troshkin who looks exactly like Docent. The Ugolovny Rozysk (criminal police) ask Troshkin to impersonate Docent in order to find out where the criminal had hide the stolen treasure - golden helmet of Alexander the Great.


The following weapons were used in the film Gentlemen of Fortune (Dzhentlmeny udachi):


Makarov PM

A Makarov PM pistol is seen in hands of Docent (Evgeni Leonov) in the climactic scene. In one scene a petty criminal Prokhorov (Pavel Shpringfeld) also carries a PM which was later taken from him by Docent.

Russian Makarov PM - 9x18mm Makarov
Prokhorov holds his pistol.
Docent holds his PM in the final scene.
A view at PM from other side.

FN Model 1910

In the opening scene Docent (Evgeni Leonov) holds the FN Model 1910 pistol.

FN Model 1910 - .380 ACP
Docent loads his pistol in the opening scene.

Izhmekh IZh-SPL Starting Pistol

A blank-firing starting pistol IZh-SPL is seen in one scene.

Izhmekh IZh-SPL - .22 blank or Gevelot small cap
IZh-SPL is fired to start the sporting event.

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