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Old Men: Robbers

1972 · 92 min

A gentle, bittersweet comedy-drama that balances absurd capers with a poignant look at friendship and integrity in later life.

Directed by
Eldar Ryazanov
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Yuriy Nikulin, Evgeniy Evstigneev, Olga Aroseva
Overview
An old detective does not want to retire. The only way out is to prove to his boss that he still can catch criminals. The problem is that there were no crimes recently to work on. Together with his retired friend he decides to commit a perfect crime himself and then quickly solve it. Real problems start when a real criminal steals money he has stolen.

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Directed by
Eldar Ryazanov
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Yuriy Nikulin, Evgeniy Evstigneev, Olga Aroseva
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • aging
  • identity
  • morality
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, crime
Directed by
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Written by
Emil Braginskiy, Eldar Ryazanov
Starring
Yuriy Nikulin, Evgeniy Evstigneev, Olga Aroseva, Andrey Mironov, Yuri Belov, Valentina Talyzina, Nina Agapova, Roman Filippov
Music
Andrey Petrov
Cinematography
Nikolay Nemolyaev, Genri Abramyan
Runtime
92 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian

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