Anatoliy Papanov

A diamond smuggling operation goes wrong when an ordinary Soviet citizen becomes unwittingly involved, and the criminals are forced to court him to retrieve their diamonds.

Dir. Leonid Gaidai · With Yuriy Nikulin, Nina Grebeshkova, Nonna Mordyukova

Kindergarten teacher Evgeniy Ivanovich Troshkin is reluctantly sent undercover to take the place of an imprisoned thief who stole Alexander the Great's helmet. Evgeniy uses his striking resemblance to the thief to infiltrate his gang and learn the location of the stolen artifact. He finds the gangsters are unexpectedly similar to his students- they also need love and care.

Dir. Aleksandr Sery · With Evgeni Leonov, Georgiy Vitsin, Savely Kramarov

An insurance agent who moonlights as a car thief steals cars various crooks and never from the common people. He sells the stolen cars and gives the money to charity. His best friend, a cop, is assigned to bring in this modern Robin Hood.

Dir. Eldar Ryazanov · With Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Oleg Efremov, Andrey Mironov

Follows the comical adventures of a mischievous yet artistic wolf [Volk], trying to catch a hare [Zayats]. The series has additional characters that usually either help the hare or interfere with the wolf's plans

Dir. Arkadiy Khayt, Aleksandr Kurlyandskiy, Felix Kandel · With Anatoliy Papanov, Klara Rumyanova