Operation Odessa

2018
TV-MA
1h 32m

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

7.1K

YOUR RATING

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

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IMDb RATING

7.7/10

7.1K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Tiller Russell
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

Videos2

Photos25

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9davidbunworth

Brilliantly made documentary

It is nearly like a movie except it's real life. Filmed an unbelievable story with great pace and style. Hugely entertaining and even thought,there maybe some poetic license from some of the interviewees it is great 90minutes of watching fast talkingcromjnals tell an unbelievable story.

10nyhc-10098

Funny

Basically shows how easy it was for peeps in the 90s to get over there heads to make money! Great entertainment with a laughs!

10korsbrekke

PURE MAGIC

I have never ever had this much fun with a documentary in my entire life. This has to be some of the best stuff I have ever seen! Hook me up with Tarzan please, man what a guy haha!

10ahsmithers

Great movie

If you like things like cocaine cowboys you will love this

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.

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.