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The Twelve Chairs

  • 1970
  • G
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Dom DeLuise and Ron Moody in The Twelve Chairs (1970)
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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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Mel Brooks
  • Writers
    • Ilya Ilf
    • Yevgeni Petrov
    • Elizabeth Hill
  • Stars
    • Mel Brooks
    • Ron Moody
    • Frank Langella
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    7.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mel Brooks
    • Writers
      • Ilya Ilf
      • Yevgeni Petrov
      • Elizabeth Hill
    • Stars
      • Mel Brooks
      • Ron Moody
      • Frank Langella
    • 57User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Mel Brooks
    Mel Brooks
    • Tikon
    Ron Moody
    Ron Moody
    • Vorobyaninov
    Frank Langella
    Frank Langella
    • Ostap Bender
    Dom DeLuise
    Dom DeLuise
    • Father Fyodor
    Andréas Voutsinas
    Andréas Voutsinas
    • Nikolai Sestrin
    • (as Andreas Voutsinas)
    Diana Coupland
    • Madam Bruns
    David Lander
    • Engineer Bruns
    Vlada Petric
    • Sevitsky
    Elaine Garreau
    • Claudia Ivanovna
    Robert Bernal
    • Curator
    Will Stampe
    • Night Watchman
    Bridget Brice
    Bridget Brice
    • Young Woman
    Nicholas Smith
    Nicholas Smith
    • Actor in Play
    Rada Djuricin
    • Actress in Play
    Branka Veselinovic
    • Natasha
    Mladen 'Mladja' Veselinovic
    • Peasant
    • (as Mladja Veselinovic)
    Petar Banicevic
    • Sergeant
    • (uncredited)
    Dejan Cavic
    • Orator
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Mel Brooks
    • Writers
      • Ilya Ilf
      • Yevgeni Petrov
      • Elizabeth Hill
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    • Trivia
      Mel Brooks had problems with Yugoslavian extras who didn't speak English. In one scene, extras playing museum guards were supposed to walk through a museum, ringing hand bells and shouting, "Closing time! Closing time!" Instead, the extras misunderstood and shouted, "Cloakie Bye! Cloakie Bye!" Brooks decided "Cloakie Bye" was funnier, so he left it in the movie.
    • Goofs
      In the bureau of housing Ostap Bender, disguised as a soviet official, is writing with his left hand. However in the Soviet union, especially in the time the movie is set, left hand writing was not tolerated by the state and would be hardly accepted in public, as Bender is writing not only hidden behind the shelfs but was also about to write in front of Father Fyodor. Left hand writing was accepted in USSR only in 1985-1986.
    • Quotes

      Ostap Bender: [after yet another failure] Remember the famous Russian proverb: "The hungrier you get, the tastier the meal." On the other hand, the French have a proverb: merde!

    • Crazy credits
      In the opening credits the title of the movie is showed in Russian first (even with a typographic error 'Dvenadzat' stchlyev'), then it changes into the english title. The same happened at the end of the credits with the words "The end" (Konez), first cames the Russian word, than the english translation.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Take 2: Who's Funnier: Mel Brooks or Woody Allen? (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Hope for the Best, Expect the Worst
      Music by Johannes Brahms ("Hungarian Dance No. 4 in F# minor") and lyrics by Mel Brooks

    User reviews57

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    7/10

    Who would guess that it comes from Mel Brooks?

    Knowing that Mel Brooks usually makes the silliest movies possible, it's a surprise that he directed the lightweight comedy "The Twelve Chairs". It portrays a former Czarist (Ron Moody, happy birthday!) and a young soldier (Frank Langella) looking for some jewels hidden in chairs in the Soviet Union in the 1920s. I will say that not much really happens throughout much of the movie, but it is a famous part of Russian literature. I haven't read the novel, but the movie is worth seeing, if only as a look at Brooks's early career. Also starring Dom DeLuise and Brooks in a small role.

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    • Release date
      • October 28, 1970 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • The 12 Chairs
    • Filming locations
      • Yugoslavia
    • Production companies
      • Crossbow Productions
      • The Twelve Chairs Company
      • Twelve Chairs Company
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,806,258
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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