Romance of a Horsethief (1971)

Since time immemorial the simpleminded boisterous people of Malava a small Polish town near the border of imperial Russia have lived on horsestealing horsetrading and horsesmuggling 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 RussianJapanese 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 Written by Guy Bellinger IMDB