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Grandads-Robbers (1972)

Grandads-Robbers poster
Original title
Старики-разбойники
Directed by
Eldar Ryazanov
Genre
comedy drama, crime comedy film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 58 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two middle-aged friends stage fake crimes to save their jobs from being eliminated. Their bumbling antics bring unexpected trouble and humor.

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What happens

Old Robbers (Russian: Старики́–разбо́йники, romanized: Stariki-razboyniki, lit. "elderly bandits") is a 1972 Soviet crime comedy-drama by Eldar Ryazanov, filmed on Mosfilm. The movie title resembles the name of a Russian children's traditional yard game Cossacks-Robbers (Russian: казаки–разбойники, romanized: kazaki-razboyniki). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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