On December 13, 1971 in the Moscow theater "Russia" a huge number of people gathered for the premiere of the comedy "Gentlemen of Fortune". The film quickly became a masterpiece and won the hearts of millions of people. The very process of creating this motion picture was no less interesting.
Instructions
Step 1
Outstanding screenwriter Valentin Yezhov is the author of the idea for this film. Although initially the scenario was slightly different: a kind police officer re-educated the bandits using the power of persuasion. However, this idea did not quite appeal to the higher militia authorities. Therefore, the main character was the director of the kindergarten, and his double was a repeat offender named Associate Professor.
Step 2
The cast should initially look different. The director insisted that the best comedy actors take part in this film: Nikulin, Kramarov, Leonov, Mironov and others. Specifically for these actors at that time, the roles had already been assigned. However, of all those listed, only Savely Kramarov agreed to act in film. The rest had reasons to refuse.
Step 3
The escape scene, when the heroes are hiding in a cement tank, is one of the most memorable for the audience. The composition of the "cement" was discussed for a very long time. After much deliberation, it was decided to use a bread leaven with onion and bread essence. After filming this episode, everyone except Georgy Vitsin ran to the shower. And he continued to sit in the tank. This is due to the fact that I read somewhere that such a mixture is very useful for the body and even prolongs life. However, the creators of the film assure that this is nothing more than just a myth that the actors themselves came up with.
Step 4
The artificial substitute was also used for another scene: in the episode when it was necessary to depict the spitting of a camel. All due to the fact that the animal in the film that lived in the zoo was very well brought up. And it was not going to spit in Kramarov's face at all. With the help of a well lathered shampoo, this camel spit was depicted.
Step 5
The film was filmed in several places: a prison and escape from it - in Samarkand, a theater, an orphanage and an abandoned house - in Moscow, and the professor's dacha - in Serebryany Bor. Moreover, the abandoned house was allowed to be burned by the film crew for real, tk. it was about to be demolished. It took three months to complete the whole picture.
Step 6
The colorful prison vocabulary appeared thanks to the director Alexander Sery, who by that time had managed to visit places not so remote. The creators of the picture, remembering the notorious Soviet censorship, not without reason feared that their work might never be published. However, Nikolai Shchelokov and Leonid Brezhnev spoke positively about the whole film. Although some dubious expressions were still replaced. Such innocent curses appeared as radishes, sausages, sausages, Hamburg cock and even Nebuchadnezzar.
