The Policemen and the Thieves
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When a charming crook sold fake archaeological treasures to a naive foreigner, he did not know what he was doing: an overseas guest turned out to be the director of a Russian-American pasta factory. The deceived American angrily orders his guard to find a thief. Unhappy fraudster awaits terrible punishment.
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Cast
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Gennadiy Khazanov
Swindler
Known for
The Return of the Prodigal Parrot (Part 1)
Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
Slava - factory guard
Known for
Hedgehog in the Fog
It Can't Be!
Elena Tsyplakova
Zhanna - guard's wife
Known for
D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers
Guest from the Future
Evgeniya Glushenko
Dana - swindler's wife
Known for
An Unfinished Piece for Player Piano
Oblomov
Vladimir Zeldin
Grandpa
Known for
Carnival Night
Sergey Batalov
Amelkin
Known for
What a Mess!
Robert McIntyre
American - host macaroni factories
Gennadiy Nazarov
Taxi driver
Also in
The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin
What a Wonderful Game
Tagir Rakhimov
Yardman
Known for
The Monk and the Demon
Anna Skvarnik
Veronika - daughter of the guard
Also in
Taiga Novel
Silver Lily of the Valley
Sergey Krasnov
Alik - swindler's son
Also in
Wolfhound of the Grey Dog Clan
Gentlemen Officers: Save the Emperor
Alyosha Antipov
Garik - swindler's son
Also in
Vitka Shusher and the Car
Nikolay Dostal Director · Georgi Nikolayev Screenplay Aleksandr Belyayev Composer
Budget $35K · First release December 12, 1998 · Produced in Russia
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Budget
$35,000
Production
Mosfilm
Production
Etalon-Film
Production
Russia
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Original title
Полицейские и воры
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · December 12, 1998
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No release date listed for United States.
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