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Romance of a Horsethief (1971)

Romance of a Horsethief poster
Original title
Le Roman d'un voleur de chevaux
Directed by
Abraham Polonsky
Genre
adventure film, historical film
Country
Yugoslavia, France, Italy, United States
Runtime
1h 41m
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Jewish horse trader in early 20th century Poland hatches a scheme to steal horses from the Cossacks. The film follows his escapades and the cultural tensions of the time.

lightheartedwhimsicalnostalgicbreezyquirkyadventurousplayful

What happens

Romance of a Horsethief (French: Le roman d'un voleur de chevaux; Italian: Il romanzo di un ladro di cavalli; Serbo-Croatian: Romansa konjokradice) is a 1971 French-Italian-Yugoslav adventure film directed by Abraham Polonsky. It is loosely based on the 1917 novel with the same name by Joseph Opatoshu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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