The Policemen and the Thieves
The Policemen and the Thieves

The Policemen and the Thieves

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1998
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6.4(4 votes)
Drama
Comedy
Crime

Overview

When a charming crook sold fake archaeological treasures to a naive foreigner, he did not know what he was doing: an overseas guest turned out to be the director of a Russian-American pasta factory. The deceived American angrily orders his guard to find a thief. Unhappy fraudster awaits terrible punishment.

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Cast & Crew

30 members
Acting

Геннадий Хазанов

Swindler

Геннадий Хазанов
Acting

Вячеслав Невинный

Slava - factory guard

Вячеслав Невинный
Acting

Елена Цыплакова

Zhanna - guard's wife

Елена Цыплакова
Acting

Евгения Глушенко

Dana - swindler's wife

Евгения Глушенко
Acting

Владимир Зельдин

Grandpa

Владимир Зельдин
Acting

Сергей Баталов

Amelkin

Сергей Баталов
Acting

Robert McIntyre

American - host macaroni factories

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Геннадий Назаров

Taxi driver

Геннадий Назаров
Acting

Тагир Рахимов

Yardman

Тагир Рахимов
Acting

Анна Скварник

Veronika - daughter of the guard

Анна Скварник
Directing

Сергей Краснов

Alik - swindler's son

Сергей Краснов
Acting

Aleksey Antonov

Garik - swindler's son

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Timofey Matveev

Pavlik - guard's son

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Daniil Usachyov

Borya

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Владимир Топцов

Unknown Role

Владимир Топцов
Acting

Елена Анисимова

Presenter in the hall

Елена Анисимова
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Борис Авдюхов

Major militsii

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Олег Мошкаркин

Doctor

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V. Ryabov

Unknown Role

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Aleksandr Dostal

Unknown Role

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Acting

Владимир Тимофеев

Input controller

Владимир Тимофеев
Directing

Юрий Крючков

Video surveillance operator

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L. Vasilyeva

Unknown Role

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N. Grichenko

Unknown Role

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S. Kralin

Unknown Role

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V. Chaliy

Unknown Role

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V. Danilov

Unknown Role

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R. Kuznetsov

Unknown Role

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Konstantin Arkhipov

Unknown Role

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Александр Титоренко

TV presenter

Александр Титоренко

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