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The Twelve Chairs

The Twelve Chairs

A wild and hilarious chase for a fortune in jewels.

19706.31h 34mG

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.

Directed by Mel Brooks
Written by Mel Brooks, Ilya Ilf, Yevgeni Petrov
Produced by Michael Hertzberg, Ronald H. Gilbert
Box OfficeBudget: $1.5MRevenue: $1.8M

Top Cast

Ron Moody

Ron Moody

Ippolit Vorobyaninov

Frank Langella

Frank Langella

Ostap Bender

Dom DeLuise

Dom DeLuise

Father Fyodor

Andréas Voutsinas

Andréas Voutsinas

Nikolai Sestrin

Diana Coupland

Diana Coupland

Diana Coupland

Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks

Tikon

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David Lander

Engineer Bruns

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hidden fortunecomedy

About The Twelve Chairs

The Twelve Chairs is a comedy, drama film released in 1970 exploring themes of hidden fortune, comedy. Directed by Mel Brooks, it stars Ron Moody, Frank Langella, Dom DeLuise. 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.

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