The comedy, filmed in 1971 by director A. Serov from a script by G. Danelia and V. Tokareva, is included in the golden fund of Soviet cinema. On December 13, 1971, the premiere of “Gentlemen of Fortune” took place at the Rossiya cinema in Moscow. The success of the comedy was brought by a strong team of authors and cast: E. Leonov, S. Kramarov, G. Vitsin, A. Propanov, R. Muratov and others.