Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Who will pay for Luck (1981)

Who will pay for Luck poster
Original title
Кто заплатит за удачу
Directed by
Konstantin Khudyakov
Genre
action film, adventure film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 13m
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During the Russian Civil War, three men band together to rescue a woman they each think is someone they know. After the rescue, they discover she is a stranger to all of them. The story ends in tragedy and heroism.

tensemelancholicbittersweetgrittybleakfast-pacedheroicsuspenseful

What happens

Who will pay for Luck (Russian: Кто заплатит за удачу) is a 1980 Soviet action adventure film directed by Konstantin Khudyakov. During the Russian Civil War, three men—each believing a captured woman to be a loved one—unite to orchestrate her daring rescue, only to find out she is a stranger, leading to a tragic yet heroic end. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?