Romance of a Horsethief (1971)

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Country: France, Italy, USA, Yugoslavia
Genres: Adventure, Drama, History
Release: 1971-08-18
Director: Abraham Polonsky
Writers: David Opatoshu , Joseph Opatoshu
Language: English
Stars: Yul Brynner , Eli Wallach , Jane Birkin , Lainie Kazan , David Opatoshu , Serge Gainsbourg , Henri Serre , Linda Veras , Marilù Tolo , Branko Plesa
Runtime: 101 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Romance of a Horsethief , Romance of a Horsethief (Canada) , Romance de un ladrón de caballos (Spain) , Ein Kerl zum Pferdestehlen , Romanul unui hoţ de cai (Romania) , Romance of a Horsethief (United States of America) , Romance de um Ladrão de Cavalos (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Romance of a Horsethief (United Kingdom) , O kleftis ton alogon (Greece) , Romansa konjokradice , De skaldede er ikke et hår bedre (Denmark) , Romance de um Ladrão de Cavalo (Brazil) , Hevosvarkaat (Finland) , Le voleur de chevaux (France, French Republic) , Il romanzo di un ladro di cavalli (Italy) , Le roman d'un voleur de chevaux (France, French Republic) , Romansa konjokradice
Plot: Since time immemorial, the simple-minded boisterous people of Malava, a small Polish town near the border of imperial Russia, have lived on horse-stealing, horse-trading and horse-smuggling. Life changes abruptly when a Russian garrison, commanded by Captain Stoloff, occupies the town and, in the name of the Czar, requisitions all the horses for the Russian-Japanese War. With no more horses to steal, Kifke cannot afford to marry Estusha and all the young men in the village are likely to be incorporated into the Russian army. This state of affairs cannot continue and Zavill will take care of things.
IMDB:tt0067686