Strictly Business
May 27, 1963 · 1h 24m
Director
Leonid GaidaiOverview
Three stories based on O. Henry novels. (1) Bob Tidball recovers $30,000 in pristine credit cards from a bandit’s sack and races across the plains until his horse breaks its leg. Forced to mount Dodson’s stallion, he’s ambushed and killed by “Shark” Dodson, who seizes the entire loot. (2) A thief slips through a third-floor window to steal a stack of bills from a sleeping gentleman’s dressing table. When the homeowner awakens and raises only one hand against the revolver—his other immobilized by a sudden rheumatic attack—the would-be robber reconsiders his plan. (3) Sam and Bill, two small-time grifters short $2,000 for their swindle, decide to kidnap Ebeneger Dorset’s young son. They demand exactly that sum as ransom, setting in motion a desperate bargain.
Cast of Strictly Business
Vladlen PaulusShark Dodson (segment "The Roads We Take")
Aleksandr ShvorinBob Tidball (segment "The Roads We Take")
Viktor GromovMr. Williams (segment "The Roads We Take")
Vladimir PitsekTrain Driver (segment "The Roads We Take")
Viktor UralskyTrain Stoker (segment "The Roads We Take")
Lev LobovGuard on Mail Train (segment "The Roads We Take")
Yuri ChulyukinPeabody (segment "The Roads We Take")
Rostislav PlyattLandlord (segment "Makes the Whole World Kin")
Yuriy NikulinThief (segment "Makes the Whole World Kin")
Georgiy VitsinSam (segment "The Ransom of Redskins Chief")
Aleksei SmirnovBill Driscoll (segment "The Ransom of Redskins Chief")
Sergei TikhonovJohnny Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Redskins Chief")
Georgi MillyarEbenezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Redskins Chief")
Crew of Strictly Business
Leonid GaidaiDirector, Writer- Viktor SlonimskiyExecutive Producer
Vladimir AgeevExecutive Producer
Georgiy FirtichOriginal Music Composer
Konstantin BrovinDirector of Photography- Alla AbramovaEditor
- Vladimir KaplunovskiyProduction Design
- Lidiya NaumovaCostume Design
Igor MayorovSound Director
Emin KhachaturyanConductor
Yuriy SilantyevConductor- Yelena SkidanenkoScript Editor
O. HenryShort Story- Aleksandr VanichkinFirst Assistant Director
Varvara SevastyanovaFirst Assistant Director- Evgeniy KorablyovSet Decoration
Nikolai RenkovVFX Director of Photography- Boris NoskovVFX Supervisor
About Strictly Business
What is Strictly Business about?
Three stories based on O. Henry novels. (1) Bob Tidball recovers $30,000 in pristine credit cards from a bandit’s sack and races across the plains until his horse breaks its leg. Forced to mount Dodson’s stallion, he’s ambushed and killed by “Shark” Dodson, who seizes the entire loot. (2) A thief slips through a third-floor window to steal a stack of bills from a sleeping gentleman’s dressing…
When was Strictly Business released?
Strictly Business was released on May 27, 1963.
How long is Strictly Business?
Strictly Business runs 1 hour 24 minutes (84 minutes).
Who directed Strictly Business?
Strictly Business was directed by Leonid Gaidai.
Who is in the cast of Strictly Business?
The cast of Strictly Business includes Vladlen Paulus (Shark Dodson (segment "The Roads We Take")), Aleksandr Shvorin (Bob Tidball (segment "The Roads We Take")), Viktor Gromov (Mr. Williams (segment "The Roads We Take")), Vladimir Pitsek (Train Driver (segment "The Roads We Take")) and Viktor Uralsky (Train Stoker (segment "The Roads We Take")).