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Operation Odessa

  • 2018
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
7.1K
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Operation Odessa (2018)
A true crime documentary about a Russian mobster, a Miami playboy, and a Cuban spy who sold a Soviet submarine to a Colombian drug cartel for $35 million.
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In the early 1990s, three friends set out to hustle the Russian mob, the Cali cartel and the DEA for the score of a lifetime.In the early 1990s, three friends set out to hustle the Russian mob, the Cali cartel and the DEA for the score of a lifetime.In the early 1990s, three friends set out to hustle the Russian mob, the Cali cartel and the DEA for the score of a lifetime.

  • Director
    • Tiller Russell
  • Stars
    • Ludwig Fainberg
    • Juan Almeida
    • Nelson Yester
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    7.1K
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    • Director
      • Tiller Russell
    • Stars
      • Ludwig Fainberg
      • Juan Almeida
      • Nelson Yester
    • 44User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Ludwig Fainberg
    • Self
    Juan Almeida
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    Nelson Yester
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    Kristy Galeota
    • Self
    Tony Galeota
    • Self
    Brent Eaton
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    Mike McShane
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    Dick Gregorie
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    Richard Gregorie
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    Alex Yasevich
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      • Tiller Russell
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    10ahsmithers

    Great movie

    If you like things like cocaine cowboys you will love this
    10Tomsdoingstuff

    Unbelievable true funny stories

    Extremely funny characters telling truth stories about their adventures in the 1990s. The stories they tell are so unbelievable yet so true and they are told in a manner where you burst in laughter time to time. Their lives feel like a movie. But overall extremely well shot and told documentary. Would reccomend to anyone. Loved it!
    8julienboutoille

    Bad men, great documentary!

    This documentary is better than a movie. If you like mafia stuff, this is very entertaining!
    ersbel

    Entertaining

    Probably most of the stories are bull, but that does not make them any less entertaining. The better part is to see the governmental thugs how they can have virtually unlimited resources to live like mobsters to protect the World from small time opportunists who don't pay the cigarette tax.
    10maccas-56367

    Most entertaining documentary I've seen in years

    This documentary felt like it was literally on cocaine - which given the subject matter was kind of fitting. This story is insane. It somehow makes the likes of "Wolf of Wall Street", "American Made" and "War Dogs" all seem a little mundane in comparison.

    Who knows how much of all this was actually as true as said, but it makes for an amazingly wild ride nonetheless. You can't help but root for the guys success in a way - which may conflict some viewers. I found it hard not to admire their ingenuity at times and sheer brazenness.

    It also provided numerous laughs throughout. And Vanilla Ice.

    Imagine every player (criminal organisation and law enforcement agency) in every crime film you have ever seen - then combine the whole lot together, slap a true story on it and you get "Operation Odessa".

    Best documentary I have seen in a while.

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    Related interests

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    True Crime
    James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Sharon Angela, Max Casella, Dan Grimaldi, Joe Perrino, Donna Pescow, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Michael Drayer in The Sopranos (1999)
    Crime
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    • Trivia
      The submarine that was "sold" is not named but appears to be B-400, a Foxtrot-class sub that was built in 1967 and in commission at least as late as 1991. The interior shots likely are INS Kursura (S20), a Foxtrot sold to India in 1961 and now preserved as a museum ship.
    • Goofs
      When Grisha is first mentioned, his name is spelled Roizis, then later Roizes.
    • Quotes

      Tony Galeota: I have to tell you, all my enemies are dead and I'm happy.

      Tony Galeota: I'm gonna see them in fucking hell when I arrive there.

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    • Release date
      • April 1, 2018 (Australia)
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      • SHOWTIME
    • Also known as
      • Операция 'Одесса'
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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