Interesting facts about "Gentlemen of fortune"

In December 1971, in Moscow cinema "Russia" the premiere of the legendary Comedy "Gentlemen of fortune". Today let us talk about this masterpiece film and see how the process of its creation.

The film "Gentlemen of fortune" in 1972, was watched by around 65 million people.

The Director of the movie, many people mistakenly believe George Danelia. Actually "Gentlemen" was filmed by Alexander Gray, and Danelia, along with Victoria Tokareva were the authors of the script.

The idea of the film gave the famous writer Valentin Yezhov. Initially, however, the story was quite different: good captain/Lieutenant the power of persuasion re-educate criminals, but higher police authorities, this idea did not like. Eventually the main character became the Director of the kindergarten, and his antithesis, a repeat offender named associate Professor.

The final composition of the actors is also different from the original. The main role was given to Yevgeny Leonov. But thieves-recidivists was to play Andrei Mironov, Rolan Bykov, Yuri Nikulin and Savely Kramarov.

Mironov, Nikulin Bulls and refused to act. Someone didn't have time, someone was already occupied in other projects. The role of the Guy first auditioned for the lion Durov, but played this character, Georgy Vitsin. Unsuccessful at first, was the audition Savely KRAMAROVA, but the government persuaded authorities and Savely Viktorovich became Oblique.

The biggest problem was with the role of Vasily Alibabaevich. "I know why I get this? Because all white and Radik Muratov — he's black" — then told Radner Muratov. He was first invited to the cameo of the warden, but when it became clear that the shooting should begin, and one of the main characters there, I decided to try it.

All thieves we are in the picture appeared thanks to Alexander Gray — use his prison experience. Posters that hung in the chamber: "On freedom — with a clear conscience", "Remember yourself, tell the other that, honest work — the way home" and the thieves ' jargon: "get out", "tear fall, the eyes will be gouged out" — it's all there, from the area.

Frame when Yevgeny Leonov, riding on a camel, learn how to: the Director invited the trainer to put on the shoulders of the actor to hide behind the camel and walk with him side by side. The fact that Leonov did not succeed to climb on the camel Boris. A funny story happened when filming the scene in which Boris spits in KRAMAROVA. In fact, no spit, of course, was not supposed to. It was planned so: in one shot camel pulls his lips, and the next show KRAMAROVA, doused with shaving cream. But Kramarov so he grimaced and teased Boris that he spat at him genuinely, from the heart. Great actor for a long time then washed!

The role of the graduate of the Moscow kindergarten № 83 of George was played by Igor Ugolnikov, the future has become a famous artist. Triangles do not remember this role, and to get the future host of the television show "wow!" and the star of the movie "Shirley myrli" is almost impossible.

For the filming of the car with cement for a long time could not find a suitable solution.

In the city of Dzhambul (Kazakhstan), who mentions Vasily Alibabaevich Alibaba, now renamed Taraz, a monument to the "Gentlemen of fortune". Only here the sculptural composition is no single "gentleman" — Bloke.