The Twelve Chairs (1970)

G10/28/1970Comedy, Drama1h 34m
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A wild and hilarious chase for a fortune in jewels.

Overview

In 1920s Soviet Russia, a fallen aristocrat, a priest and a con artist search for a treasure of jewels hidden inside one of twelve dining chairs, lost during the revolution.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Ron Moody

    Ippolit Vorobyaninov

  2. Cast 1

    Frank Langella

    Ostap Bender

  3. Cast 1

    Dom DeLuise

    Father Fyodor

  4. Cast 1

    Andréas Voutsinas

    Nikolai Sestrin

  5. Cast 1

    Diana Coupland

    Diana Coupland

  6. Cast 1

    Mel Brooks

    Tikon

  7. David Lander

    Engineer Bruns

For a Mel Brooks movie, far from the best. For a 60-70's comedy, I've definitely seen better. A poor man's Mad Mad Mad Mad World. "Was it interesting?" That was the best part. The story is complex, characters were developed with reasonable motivations. It's just the transition to a movie that didn't really do it justice. 1.5 out of 3 "Was it entertaining?" The comedy was slightly humorous in parts, but mostly predictable or too drawn out. 1 out of 3 "Was it memorable?" The locations were pretty well done, and the acting was better than the dialog. The problem is that pacing was so s...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$1,500,000.00

Revenue $1,806,258.00

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