The Robbery Like... (1978)

Original title

Ограбление по...

Directed by

Yefim Gamburg

Genre

parody, parody film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

18h 05m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Soviet animated film parodies crime movies from four different countries. Each segment spoofs the typical heist and police stories of the United States, France, Italy, and the Soviet Union.

playfulsatiricalfast-pacedwittylightheartedabsurdstylizedtongue-in-cheek

What happens

Robbery, ... Style (Ограбление по..., translit. Ograblenie po...) is a 1978 Soviet parody animated film by Yefim Gamburg. It is split into four parts: Robbery, American Style; Robbery, French Style; Robbery, Italian Style, and the last, though untitled, clearly refers to the USSR. Each segment is a parody of 1960-1970s crime films in the corresponding countries. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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