Underplayed Gems

The Little Golden Calf (1968)

The Little Golden Calf poster
Original title
Золотой теленок
Directed by
Mikhail Schweitzer
Genre
comedy film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
2h 44m
Rated
0+
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 71 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A con artist and his two sidekicks scheme to swindle a wealthy underground millionaire in the Soviet Union. They travel across the country plotting elaborate tricks to get his hidden fortune.

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What happens

The Golden Calf (Russian: Золотой телёнок, romanized: Zolotoy telyonok) is a 1968 Soviet comedy film directed by Mikhail Schweitzer, based on the eponymous novel by Ilf and Petrov. The title of the film and the novel alludes to the "golden calf" of the Bible. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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