The Twelve Chairs (1970)

  • G
  • 10/28/1970 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 34m

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.

Mel Brooks

Screenplay, Director

Ilya Ilf

Novel

Doris Mudie

Screenplay

Yevgeni Petrov

Novel

Cast

Ron Moody's headshot

Ron Moody

Ippolit Vorobyaninov
Frank Langella's headshot

Frank Langella

Ostap Bender
Dom DeLuise's headshot

Dom DeLuise

Father Fyodor
Andréas Voutsinas's headshot

Andréas Voutsinas

Nikolai Sestrin
Diana Coupland's headshot

Diana Coupland

Diana Coupland
Mel Brooks's headshot

Mel Brooks

Tikon
David Lander's headshot

David Lander

Engineer Bruns

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