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Romance of a Horsethief

Romance of a Horsethief (1971)Stream and Watch Online

Movie"The Excitement and Romance of Old Russia!"

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Released August 17th, 1971, 'Romance of a Horsethief' stars Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Jane Birkin, Lainie Kazan The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 41 min, and received a user score of 27 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 3 knowledgeable users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the 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." .

'Romance of a Horsethief' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on August 17th, 1971