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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Gentlemen of Fortune is a 1971 film from the Soviet Union directed by Aleksandr Seryj, and written by Georgi Danelia, Viktoriya Tokareva and Seryj.Archaeologists on a dig discover a priceless treasure: an ancient helmet, five kilograms of solid gold, which once belonged to Alexander the Great. The helmet is promptly stolen by a hardened criminal named Beliy aka "Dotsent" (played by Yevgeny Leonov) and his sidekicks Gavrila ("Sad Sack") and Fedya ("Cross Eyes"). The three crooks are soon arrested, but not before they manage to hide the gold helmet.Enter Yevgeny Troshkin (also played by Leonov), a mild-mannered principal of a kindergarten, who happens to be a dead ringer for the hardened criminal. The cops persuade Yevgeny to help them in a scheme to retrieve the helmet. Yevgeny will be placed in prison alongside minions Gavrila and Fedya, where he will impersonate Beliy while the real Beliy is sent to jail elsewhere. The authorities will then allow the three to seemingly escape from jail, whereupon Gavrila and Fedya will presumably lead Yevgeny to the helmet. The escape is bungled but the guys do make it out, accidentally picking up a fourth convict named Vasily on the way. However, it turns out that Gavrila and Fedya don't know where their boss hid the helmet. Madcap adventures ensue as the schoolteacher and the two dumb crooks try and find it.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })
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Assassin Outclassin': After Beliy escapes from prison, he meets up with an associate of his at a construction site. However, the associate has previously met Troshkin and assumes that Beliy is an impostor, so he and a friend of his jump Beliy. Beliy manages to push the friend off a building and then kills his associate with the guy's own gun (the last part isn't shown but can be inferred).
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Being Evil Sucks
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Being Evil Sucks: Discussed. Troshkin does a very good of explaining why living as a criminal is hollow and pointless.
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Beware the Nice Ones: While for most of the film Troshkin is only pretending to be a cold-blooded murderer, he does it effectively enough to convince two of the Docent's own partners. Additionally, when he finally faces off against his Criminal Doppelgänger, he manages to temporarily disarm the criminal before the latter pulls a gun. It's stated early in the film that Troshkin is a World War II vet.
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