Gentlemen of Fortune (1971)

Evgeniy Leonov: Evgeniy Ivanovich Troshkin, «Dotsent» San Sanych Belyy

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• Troshkin; Dotsent : Why did you run?

  Vasily Alibabayevich : Everyone ran and I ran!

• Byvshiy ugolovnik : Now listen, Docent! I told you I was going to turn legit. Didn't I?

  Troshkin; Dotsent : You did.

  Byvshiy ugolovnik : Did I tell you you'd better not come?

  Troshkin; Dotsent : You did.

  Byvshiy ugolovnik : Did I tell you I'd throw you out?

  Troshkin; Dotsent : Did you?

  Byvshiy ugolovnik : I sure did. So don't take it too hard.

• Troshkin; Dotsent : This is for you. Something to wear at home.

  Fedya Yermakov : What good is it to me? I've got no home.

  Troshkin; Dotsent : You will though. Everything will come in time. They'll be useful in prison.

  Fedya Yermakov : Anything for a laugh.

• Troshkin; Dotsent : The best weapon of the thief is courtesy.

• Fedya Yermakov : He was so happy to see me... And you called me a thief. What'll he think about me now?

  Troshkin; Dotsent : You're in for a surprise. He will envy you!

  Fedya Yermakov : Envy me?

  Troshkin; Dotsent : Sure! Who is he? Just a regular engineer. How does he live anyway? Goes to work mornings, comes home at night... To his wife and sniveling brats. So now and then he goes to a show, in the summer to Yalta on vacation. Intolerable boredom! And who are you? A gentleman of fortune, outlaw, robber, you really live. You steal, drink, crash into jail. It's much more romantic! So cheer up! Of course, the guy envies you!

• Troshkin; Dotsent : Why was I made up this way? It was a sort of contest for the best bogeyman.

• Mishka - drug detstva Kosogo : How are you doing, Fedya? I can hardly believe it's really you!

  Khmyr : It's not really him.

  Fedya Yermakov : Hey, get outta here! Well, what are you doing?

  Mishka - drug detstva Kosogo : I work as an engineer. And you?

  Fedya Yermakov : Way to go! Me?

  Troshkin; Dotsent : He's a thief!

  Mishka - drug detstva Kosogo : That's not funny, granny.

  Troshkin; Dotsent : No, it's not funny.

• Troshkin; Dotsent : Vassia... Gavrila Petrovich... Fedya... Comrades! A brand new year is beginning, and I hope that in this year everything will be brand new for you! We can't tell what's in the cards, but I want you to know that wherever you are, wherever I am, I will always remember you, men. And believe me, I'll find you. Just a minute... I'll be right back. Just a second...

  Fedya Yermakov : Where's he going?

  Khmyr : The devil only knows... You can never tell with him.

  Fedya Yermakov : I know what he meant. He said he'd find us, and he'd bleed us, too.

  Vasily Alibabayevich : You mean he'll bleed us to death?

  Fedya Yermakov : No other way. Look what they say he did to Pockface! Took his razor and swish! Curtains!

  Vasily Alibabayevich : Nothing but a wild beast, a hyena!

• Troshkin; Dotsent : I know a good game called Cities. I start and say Tula, then you pick one that begins with A, Astrakhan. Then you think N, Novgorod. You got it? It's now your turn, Fedya.

  Fedya Yermakov : Why me?

  Troshkin; Dotsent : Name a city that starts with D.

  Fedya Yermakov : Vorkuta.

  Troshkin; Dotsent : Vorkuta? Why?

  Fedya Yermakov : I did time there.

  Troshkin; Dotsent : All right. You name a city starting with A.

  Vasily Alibabayevich : Dzhambul.

  Troshkin; Dotsent : Dzhambul? Why Dzhambul?

  Vasily Alibabayevich : Because it's warm there. There's my home and my old mama.

  Troshkin; Dotsent : All right. I think I know a better game.