The Golden Calf

The Golden Calf

1968 · 174 min · RU · 8.0 (51 votes)
Dir. Mikhail Shveitser · Starring Sergei Yursky, Leonid Kuravlyov, Zinoviy Gerdt, Evgeniy Evstigneev, Nikolai Boyarsky, Svetlana Starikova · Music Georgiy Firtich
Comedy

A crook named Ostap Bender, who survived a murder attempt by Kisa Vorobyaninov in "12 Chairs," now schemes to extort 1 million from an underground millionaire.

VIBE

A fast-talking con artist navigates a world of corrupt elites in this sharp, satirical comedy. Expect witty banter, clever schemes, and a rollicking good time with a cynical edge.

wittycynicalsatiricalenergeticsteadyperiod piecescrewball comedySoviet cinemagreedsocial satireclevernesscorruption
based on novel or bookcrookthief1930s
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