Summaries

The mad adventures of the mad Italians, searching for the mad treasures in the mad Russia.

In Italy, a dying woman tells her granddaughter that she hid her treasure many years ago in Russia, in the city of Leningrad. Other people (who were around when she died) also learn about it. Thus several people arrive in Leningrad trying to find the treasure, each one for himself/herself. What's worse - the only information they have is that the treasure is under a lion - and it's in Leningrad, a city known by its numerous statues of lions. The story gets even more interesting when the soviet militia (police) learns about the whole thing and send an undercover agent...—Boris Shafir <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • detective
  • road
  • lion
  • italian abroad
  • red car
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Crime
Release date Jan 30, 1974
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-PG
Countries of origin Italy Soviet Union
Language Russian
Filming locations Moscow, Russia
Production companies Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica Mosfilm Produzioni Cinematografiche Inter. Ma. Co.

Box office

Gross worldwide $13518

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 44m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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