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A wild and hilarious chase for a fortune in jewels. - The Twelve Chairs
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Title: The Twelve Chairs

Release Date: 28 Oct 1970

Runtime: 1h 34m

Genre: Comedy

Director: Crossbow Productions, The Twelve Chairs Company, Universal Marion Corporation (UMC)

Production Companies: Crossbow Productions, The Twelve Chairs Company, Universal Marion Corporation (UMC)

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.3 (130 votes)

Cast

  • Ippolit Vorobyaninov: Ron Moody
  • Ostap Bender: Frank Langella
  • Father Fyodor: Dom DeLuise
  • Nikolai Sestrin: Andréas Voutsinas
  • Diana Coupland: Diana Coupland
  • Tikon: Mel Brooks
  • Engineer Bruns: David Lander
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