The Policemen and the Thieves
Полицейские и воры
Synopsis
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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Gennadiy Khazanov
Swindler
Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
Slava - factory guard
Elena Tsyplakova
Zhanna - guard's wife
Evgeniya Glushenko
Dana - swindler's wife
Vladimir Zeldin
Grandpa
Sergey Batalov
Amelkin
Robert McIntyre
American - host macaroni factories
Gennadiy Nazarov
Taxi driver
Tagir Rakhimov
Yardman
Anna Skvarnik
Veronika - daughter of the guard
Sergey Krasnov
Alik - swindler's son
Alyosha Antipov
Garik - swindler's son
Timofey Matveev
Pavlik - guard's son
Daniil Usachyov
Borya
Vladimir Toptsov
Elena Anisimova
Presenter in the hall
Boris Avdyukhov
Major militsii
Oleg Moshkarkin
Doctor
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$35K
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
Pending
Total global ticket sales
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Nikolay Dostal
- Screenplay & Story
- Georgi Nikolayev, Nikolay Dostal
- Original Score
- Aleksandr Belyayev
- Original Title
- Полицейские и воры
- Country of Origin
- Russia
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- Unknown
- Production Budget
- $35K
- Production Studios
- Mosfilm, Etalon-Film
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Nikolay Dostal
Georgi Nikolayev, Nikolay Dostal
Aleksandr Belyayev
Sergey Yurizditskiy
Erik Waisberg
Department Leadership Roster
Valeri Filippov
Production Design
Georgi Nikolayev
Screenplay
Nikolay Dostal
Director
Valeriy Derkach
Stunt Coordinator
Nikolay Dostal
Screenplay
Sergey Yurizditskiy
Director of Photography
Aleksandr Belyayev
Original Music Composer
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What is The Policemen and the Thieves about?
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.
Who directed The Policemen and the Thieves?
The Policemen and the Thieves was directed by Nikolay Dostal.
Who stars in The Policemen and the Thieves?
The principal cast of The Policemen and the Thieves includes Gennadiy Khazanov, Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, Elena Tsyplakova, Evgeniya Glushenko, Vladimir Zeldin.
When was The Policemen and the Thieves released and how long is it?
The Policemen and the Thieves was released in 1998 with a total runtime of Unknown.
Who composed the musical score for The Policemen and the Thieves?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Policemen and the Thieves was composed by Aleksandr Belyayev.